GroundControl is a technology company building for contract manufacturers and the supply chains they are a part of. Our mission is to deliver advanced software solutions that enable manufacturers to produce high-quality parts and systems with precision and confidence. These parts power the most advanced aerospace and defense systems in North America today, from rockets and commercial airliners, to advanced next-gen fighter jets. GroundControl is a seed stage YCombinator company, with investors including 8VC, hyper-strategic family office, and notable angel investors.
Our software streamlines First Article Inspection (FAI) generation, submission, and analysis. It ensures compliance with AS9102 standards, and reduces the risk of errors and delays. By integrating powerful data processing capabilities with an intuitive user interface, we help manufacturers optimize their quality management processes.
This position is intended to be on-site working with local and remote counter parts.
As the early hire at GroundControl, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the product and engineering culture for the future of the company. You will work directly with the founding team across engineering, product, and customer success. You will:
You will talk directly with customers from needs, to design, to production code. You will own entire features end-to-end.
All decisions should come directly from listening to customers. Understand their needs and pain points, and make decisions that will benefit the end user.
We value humility and collaboration over ego. Team members bring strong ideas but are open to feedback and new perspectives, focusing on the best outcomes for the company and our customers. Strong opinions, held loosely
GroundControl builds mission-critical software for manufacturers in highly-regulated industries (aerospace, defense, medical)
Our core product automates lengthy, complex, and regulated quality documentation in aerospace manufacturing.
As an example, the Boeing 777 is made up of over 3 million parts sourced from manufacturers around the world. These manufacturers must complete quality documentation for every part on this aircraft (machined parts, printed circuit boards, wire harnesses, assemblies, and more).
GroundControl helps manufacturers complete this required documentation accurately, in minutes instead of days.
Salary
$100,000 - $190,000
Location
San Mateo, CA, US / St. John's, NL, CA / St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, CA
Experience
3+ years
Total raised
$3.0M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.