VP of Operations

Corvus Robotics; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Corvus Robotics in Mountain View, CA is seeking a highly skilled VP of Operations to own hardware operations end-to-end as we deploy autonomous drones across large warehouses.

You will scale manufacturing, manage supply chain and partnerships with contract manufacturers, and drive quality and reliability in 24/7 industrial environments.

This hands-on leader collaborates with engineering on DFM, NPI, and hardware revisions while building and leading a growing operations team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware operations experience, with robotics/electromechanical products.
• Hands-on knowledge of electronics manufacturing including PCB vs machined parts.
• Proven ability to scale hardware production and manage contract manufacturers.
• Experience with domestic and overseas supply chains.
• Strong collaboration with engineering on DFM, EVT/DVT/PVT and hardware revisions.
• Willingness to be hands-on on factory floor and supplier sites.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hardware operations including supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Scale production processes while maintaining quality and reliability.
• Build and manage relationships with contract manufacturers, component suppliers, and logistics partners.
• Improve manufacturing velocity amidst sourcing lead times and risks.
• Establish quality systems, testing protocols, and reliability standards for 24/7 robotics deployments.
• Collaborate with engineering on DFM, NPI, and hardware revision cycles.
• Build and lead the operations team as we grow.
• Own operational metrics such as unit economics, yield, on-time deployment, and hardware uptime.

Skills

Operations leadership

Hardware operations

Supply chain

Manufacturing

Robotics

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled and strategic VP of Operations to join our fast-paced, mission-driven team. You will be instrumental in scaling Corvus by owning manufacturing, supply chain, and hardware operations end-to-end as we deploy autonomous drones across the world's largest warehouses. We need a leader who has lived and breathed hardware - electronics, robotics, and production at scale - and is committed to building an operations engine that matches the ambition of our product.

About Corvus

Corvus Robotics builds fully autonomous, infrastructure‑free drones that give Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises real‑time inventory visibility inside their warehouses and distribution centers. Founded out of MIT and headquartered in Mountain View, CA, our systems are purpose‑built in America and deployed through a Robots‑as‑a‑Service model. Hardware quality, manufacturing reliability, and deployment logistics are core to our business.

What You'll Do

• Own end‑to‑end hardware operations: supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Scale our production processes without sacrificing quality or reliability.
• Build and manage relationships with contract manufacturers, component suppliers, and logistics partners.
• Increase manufacturing velocity while navigating component sourcing, lead times, and supply chain risk.
• Establish quality systems, testing protocols, and reliability standards for robots that operate 24/7 in active industrial environments.
• Partner closely with engineering on DFM (design for manufacturability), NPI (new product introduction), and hardware revision cycles
• Build and lead the operations team as we grow
• Own operational metrics: unit economics, yield, on‑time deployment, and hardware uptime.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of operations experience in hardware, with significant time in robotics, electronics, or complex electromechanical products.
• Hands‑on familiarity with electronics manufacturing - you must know the difference between a PCB and a machined part, and dealt with the suppliers who make them.
• Proven track record scaling production of a hardware product.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers and multi‑tier supply chains, ideally including overseas and domestic production.
• Fluency in the language of hardware: BOMs, EVT/DVT/PVT, yield, MTBF, ECOs, and factory ramps.
• Strong first‑principles thinker who is comfortable operating with ambiguity at a fast‑moving startup.
• Willingness to be hands‑on - on the factory floor, at supplier sites, and in customer warehouses when needed.

Nice to Have

• Experience with drones, UAVs, or autonomous mobile robots.
• Experience with Robots‑as‑a‑Service or other hardware‑enabled recurring revenue models.
• Background in regulated or safety‑critical hardware environments.
• Experience deploying hardware fleets into industrial or logistics environments.

Why Join Us

You'll join a team solving some of the hardest problems in physical AI - autonomy, reliability, and real‑world deployment at national scale - with a product already trusted by Fortune 500 enterprises across retail, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution. This is a rare opportunity to own the operational backbone of a category‑defining robotics company at the inflection point of its growth.