Lead Industrialization and Manufacturing

the team ahead of the curve. Foster a culture of rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement on the production floor. Cross-functional collaboration Work closely with the Hardware team to ensure designs are manufacturable at scale (DFM/DFA). Collaborate with Product and CS to translate field feedback and customer constraints into manufacturing

requirements. Contribute to capex planning, production cost modeling, and operational roadmap discussions with leadership. About you Must-have Industrialization track record: you have built or significantly scaled a production line for a complex hardware product, from low-volume to repeatable series manufacturing. Player-coach instinct: you are comfortable on the floor and in the room. You can design an assembly process in the morning and present a production roadmap to leadership in the afternoon. Supply chain ownership: you have managed a supplier base for complex, multi-component hardware, including negotiations, quality agreements, and crisis management. Quality mindset: you have implemented quality systems in a manufacturing context, you understand FMEA, process control, and traceability, and you hold the bar without being asked. Structuring ability: you build processes that scale, clear, documented, and robust enough to survive team growth and volume ramps. Nice-to-have Deeptech or precision hardware background: experience in optical instruments, medical devices, robotics, drones, defense hardware, or similar environments where quality and reliability are non-negotiable. Regulated manufacturing exposure: familiarity with GMP, ISO 13485, or equivalent quality frameworks relevant to pharma, food, or diagnostics customers. Early-stage experience: you have lived the transition from prototype to product inside a fast-growing company and know what that actually requires. DFM/DFA fluency: you can challenge hardware design decisions upstream, before they become manufacturing problems downstream. Capex and cost modeling: you have built production cost models and contributed to investment decisions around tooling, equipment, and facilities. Soft Skills & Mindset Hands-on and ownership-oriented: you do not wait for problems to be escalated, you find them, fix them, and build systems to prevent them. Rigorous without being rigid: you hold high standards and adapt fast when reality changes. Clear communicator across disciplines: you can align an engineer, a supplier, and a founder on the same production decision. We don't expect you to have seen everything before. What matters most is your track record of turning complex hardware into reliable, scalable production, and your drive to build something that has never existed at Spore.Bio before.

Why join us? Build the industrialization function of a fast-scaling deeptech company from the ground up. Work on a product that sits at the frontier of photonics, AI, and industrial microbiology. Have direct, visible impact on Spore.Bio 's ability to grow and serve its customers. Collaborate with exceptional hardware engineers, microbiologists, and AI researchers. Evolve in a collaborative, ambitious, and high-standards environment. What we offer We believe that flexibility and trust are important parts of a company. Our work environment reflects this: Flexible remote: if you live in Paris, you can work from our office or from home with no constraints. Gymlib subscription to stay in shape wherever you are. Premium health insurance (Alan) for comprehensive coverage. Swile card for your meals, if you are based in France. Recruitment process Fit interview (~30 min): A call to get to know each other, your experience, what drives you, and what you're looking for. It's also your chance to ask anything about Spore.Bio and

the role. Technical case study (take-home+ presentation): A hands-on challenge reflecting the kind of problems you would face: production line design, supplier strategy, or quality system setup. We care about your reasoning and your instincts, not textbook answers. Culture-fit discussion with one Spore.bio collaborator. On-site interview + Lab visit + Founders meeting: A full day at our Paris office. You will meet the founders, visit the lab and assembly area, and see Louis in action. This is as much for you as it is for us.

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