# Operations Lead

About Valstad Valstad is building the machine that builds the ships. We combine industrial robotics, welding, sensing, and AI to turn 3D models into real high-mix ship structure. Our mission is to rapidly expand America's maritime output by 100x. Our team works directly with large industrial robots and real manufacturing equipment at our Austin facility. The systems we build will ultimately be deployed across shipyards and industrial facilities throughout the country. Operations Lead Austin, TX | Full-time | In-person Valstad is building robotic manufacturing systems to radically increase the speed and productivity of American shipbuilding. We’re a small team of engineers, roboticists, welders, and builders moving very quickly. As we grow, we need someone whose job is simple to describe but difficult to do exceptionally well: Make sure things happen. Parts need to show up when they’re supposed to. Suppliers need to call us back. Candidates need to move through the hiring process. Purchase orders need to get issued. W-9s need to materialize. Freight needs to arrive at the right building. Problems need owners. We’re hiring an Operations Lead to take ownership of all of it. This is no

- **Id**: 801216
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/valstad-operations-lead>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Austin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-01T17:57:16Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T01:58:16Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 67
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5510
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Industrial Robotics, Metal Fabrication

## Company

- **Id**: 688524
- **Name**: Valstad
- **Domain**: valstad.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/valstad>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 83000
- **Max usd**: 193000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 1314

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 67

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-12T07:56:33Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 15
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.531
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 66
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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