Raydar
Operations Manager
$80K–$160K
Santa Clara, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 1–3 years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work authorization is required; visa sponsorship is not offered.
About the job
Runs the startup’s day-to-day operations so the founder can focus on research and chip design.
What you'll do
- Manage procurement, vendors, shipping, inventory, returns, and back-office operations.
- Coordinate recruiting, onboarding, immigration cases, and founder scheduling.
- Depending on profile, support compute assembly and testing, device and account management, security, and investor relations.
What they ask for
- 1–3 years running operations, finance, or equivalent work at an early-stage startup, hardware company, or research lab.
- Experience managing recruiting processes or vendor relationships end to end, plus financial operations such as AP, AR, budgeting, and procurement.
- Technical literacy around AI or semiconductors; no ML or silicon background needed.
- Comfort with unglamorous work and a valid driver's license.
Nice to have
- Sysadmin, infrastructure, or security experience.
- Fundraising or investor relations experience.
Pay
$80,000-$160,000 USD base salary
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