Operations Engineer
The Mission
WindBorne Systems is supercharging weather forecasts with a unique proprietary data source: a global constellation of next-generation smart weather balloons targeting the most critical atmospheric data. We design, manufacture, and operate our own balloons, using the data they collect to generate otherwise unattainable weather intelligence.
Our mission is to eliminate weather uncertainty, and in the process help humanity adapt to climate change, be that predicting hurricanes or speeding the adoption of renewables. We are building a future in which the planet is instrumented by thousands of our microballoons, eliminating gaps in our understanding of the planet and giving people and businesses the information they need to make critical decisions. The founding team of Stanford engineers was named Forbes 2019 30 under 30 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Khosla Ventures and Footwork VC.
Your Piece of It
WindBorne has a ton of launch sites. Launching a ton of balloons. Your job is to make that process simpler and more efficient.
Work alongside mechanical and software engineers to develop balloon launch processes
Develop onboarding materials for new launch operators
Travel into the field to test and refine your work
Own office balloon launching and new employee training
Who You are
BS, or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics or relevant disciplines
Technical from 1st Principles. You can understand problems with balloon physics or hard engineering and logic problems from a place of intuition, not memorization.
Travel ~15% of the time, to setup new launch sites, develop and nurture strong stakeholder relationships and understand their needs
Have worked with hardware systems before
Capable of debugging hardware problems on your own without external input
Detailed and process oriented person
Comfortable with using different software tools such as Figma, Vercel, Notion, etc
Can collaborate across operations, mechanical and software engineering teams to own the development of cross-platform technology
High intensity: are you able to deal with ambiguity and hard deadlines?
Not required, but nice to have:
Do you know how to use CAD
Previously collaborated closely with both growth/sales teams and operations teams
Drive stick
Benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Unlimited PTO
Stock Option Plan
Office food and beverages
Salary
$90k-150k** We are considering a range of backgrounds and experience levels for this position and adjust our offers accordingly to be competitive with market rates.
Location
858 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA. In person required.
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