Operations Lead
On-siteAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Job Summary
Take responsibility for day-to-day operations and performance of the Albuquerque site, including people, schedule, facility, safety, and coordination between technical, operational, and customer teams. Build the operating cadence, processes, and team needed to scale the site while managing risks across safety, budget, and staffing. Coordinate shot campaign scheduling, remove execution obstacles, and serve as the primary point of contact for customers, audits, and government activities. Identify problems early and drive resolution without waiting for direction. This entrepreneurial operator role requires 5+ years of experience in complex environments, willingness to work extended hours, weekends, and potential relocation to Albuquerque, NM. Full-time employment includes opportunities to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience building or running operations in a fast-moving startup, hardware, manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex environment
- Demonstrated track record taking ambiguous or underbuilt operations and creating the people, processes, and systems needed to make them work
- Entrepreneurial operating mindset — resourceful, hands-on, comfortable making decisions with incomplete information, and willing to solve problems outside a narrowly defined role
- Experience hiring, developing, and holding teams accountable for results
- Strong judgment and ability to prioritize when multiple high-stakes problems compete for attention
- High personal accountability and operating discipline
- Calm and decisive under pressure
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical teams, business teams, customers, and executive leadership
- Willingness to be based in Albuquerque, NM full-time
- This is not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to Fuse's Albuquerque, NM facility
- Position requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed
- Position may require some business travel to other Fuse facilities
- This role may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
- To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building or scaling a new site, business unit, manufacturing operation, or technical operation from an early stage
- Background in a high-accountability environment where safety, readiness, and execution matter
- Experience in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, energy, hardware, or another technically complex industry
- Experience supporting DoD/DOE customers or government contract execution
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