Operations Associate

Poseidonaero; Alameda, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

Relocation support

Health benefits

Retirement matching

Flexible PTO

Free lunches & snacks

AI tools access

Job summary

Poseidon Aerospace, a San Francisco Bay Area startup building autonomous cargo aircraft, is seeking an Operations Associate to join the Business Operations team. You’ll handle day-to-day operations, coordinate between engineering, manufacturing, and business teams, and help move fast in a high-ownership environment.

Ideal candidates are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable adjusting priorities in a rapidly evolving startup.

Qualifications

• Must be organized with strong attention to detail.
• Able to adapt quickly in a changing startup environment.
• Demonstrates initiative and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and business teams to unblock problems.
• Support day-to-day company and business operations.
• Jump in wherever needed to keep the company moving quickly.

Skills

Organized

Detail-oriented

Fast-paced environment

Ownership mindset

Job description

About Poseidon Aerospace:

Poseidon Aerospace is reimagining how the world moves goods. We build and operate full-size autonomous cargo aircraft - capable of carrying two tons of payload over a thousand nautical miles. From remote communities to contested logistics operations, our platforms unlock a new cost curve for air freight, making it faster, cheaper, and accessible anywhere it's needed. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with locations in Washington DC, Oregon, and Maine; we're building something consequential.

Poseidon Aerospace is looking for an Operations Associate to join our team and help keep a fast-moving aerospace startup running efficiently. You’ll work directly with our Business Operations Manager and across the broader company, taking on the day-to-day operational work that enables our engineering and manufacturing teams to move quickly.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who enjoys solving problems, figuring things out, and making things happen. The work will be varied. You might be coordinating a shipment one day, improving an internal process the next, and helping solve an unexpected operational problem at a test site the day after that.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and business teams to unblock problems

• Support day-to-day company and business operations

• Jump in wherever needed to keep the company moving quickly

Who we’re looking for

• Organized, resourceful, and highly dependable

• Strong attention to detail and follow-through

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly

• Willing to take ownership of problems even when there isn’t an obvious playbook

• Excited about aerospace, hardware, and building an early-stage company

  Early-career and non traditional candidates are encouraged to apply. We care more about initiative, judgment, and the ability to get things done than a specific number of years of experience.

What you get from us

• Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity

• Relocation support if applicable

• Employee Health Benefit Plans

• 6% Retirement matching

• Flexible PTO

• Free lunches, snacks, and a stocked fridge at our offices

• AI tools and subscriptions