Research Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupEdge in Fremont, CA is seeking a Research Assistant focused on process improvement. You will own projects from inception to delivery and juggle client priorities while maintaining rigorous documentation and rapid responsiveness.

Candidates should bring at least 6 years of experience behind their own estimates, a practical, hands-on approach, and a StartupEdge mindset — scrappy today, scalable tomorrow. The role offers a strong salary range and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate the integrity to flag own mistakes first.
• Strong pattern recognition across diverse engagements.
• Hands-on general experience that withstands follow-up questions.
• At least 6 years of standing behind your own estimates.
• StartupEdge mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery.
• Juggle client-focused priorities without dropping important tasks.
• Make data-driven, documented judgments without over-authorization.
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp adaptability plan.
• Respond to internal and external requests promptly and professionally.
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends.
• Guard the StartupEdge customer experience through effective presentations.

Skills

Integrity

Pattern recognition

Hands-on experience

6+ years experience

StartupEdge mindset

Job description

Step into a Research Assistant role at StartupEdge where Process Improvement isn't a checkbox but the whole point, in Fremont, CA. What you're really weighing is $127,000 - $173,000 against 6 years, with general ownership and StartupEdge growth tipping the scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Juggle client-focused priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Earn the trust to make endlessly-iterating judgment calls without a committee
• Make the documentation-first call when the data points two different directions
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Guard the StartupEdge customer experience through every Presentation Skills change
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Adaptability plan

What You'll Bring

• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Pattern recognition earned across many general engagements
• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• At least 6 years of standing behind your own estimates
• A StartupEdge mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow

Everything StartupEdge ships starts as a slow-to-anger argument in a Fremont conference room about how Decision Making should really work. Every Research Assistant at StartupEdge owns an outcome, not just a checklist of tasks.

Our offer to you: $127,000 - $173,000, a mentor, a benefits suite, and the latitude to grow your Process Improvement into something senior.

As of today's date, this Research Assistant req has not been filled.

Whether Multitasking or Resilience is your strong suit, this Research Assistant seat has room for both.