Operations and Manufacturing Manager

You will be responsible for the overall progress of fabrication and assembly of our tile grouting robot, managing hardware development from component manufacturing through to site deployment. You will also oversee operations and maintenance of the robot, including troubleshooting, after-sales service, and client demonstrations.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Contract Manufacturers to manufacture various subcomponents of the robot and modules.
• Import components to Singapore for final assembly, functionalising, and site deployment or exportation.
• Ensure appropriate customs paperwork is complete.
• Oversee, manage, and provide training for interns in SolidWorks CAD design, metal cutting, 3D printing, soldering, and mechanical/electrical debugging.
• Develop and perform hardware and electrical tests to validate robot design.
• Collaborate with the team and external parties to improve robot design while including DFM/DFA considerations.
• Maintain robots and perform troubleshooting and after-sales service locally.
• Perform on-site trials and demonstrations for potential clients and investors.
• Coordinate after-sales service with international distributors.

Values/ Culture:

• Excited to work in a fast-moving startup environment where your work directly shapes the product and puts you close to real-world operations and clients.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to self-direct in an environment where priorities evolve rapidly.
• Strong first-principles thinking, comfortable defining success metrics and making reasoned decisions with limited data.
• Self-motivated and impact-driven, with a track record of going beyond the minimum through personal projects, open-source contributions or extracurricular technical work.
• Excited about robotics and similar technical areas and exploring them in work and other projects.
• Approach unfamiliar problems with curiosity and a growth mindset. Eager to learn across domains including hardware, software and operations.
• Our work is fast-moving and iterative, and your role will grow with it. We value people who can take initiative, connect their day-to-day work to the bigger picture, and adapt as our priorities evolve. Participate in our Employee Share Options Program.

Requirements:

• Fluency in Mandarin/Chinese is mandatory.