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# Chief of Staff at Bright Machines

- **Company:** Bright Machines
- **Location:** Burlingame, CA
- **Compensation:** $180k–$240k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/brightmachines/c6e039e2-c507-4109-9610-db837d31a6a6

## Job description

## RETHINK MANUFACTURING

The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to manufacture the AI and data center infrastructure at the edge. We believe unifying software, intelligent automation, and data is the answer to delivering quality and flexibility at scale. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while continuously investing in our Bright Factory model to take advantage of what comes next. Working with us means you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to a brighter way of manufacturing AI infrastructure, we’d love to speak with you.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

Chief of Staff at Bright Machines partners directly closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to drive high-impact initiatives across the organization. In this role you will be a strategic and operational leader partner to the executive leadership team, driving cross-functional initiatives, accelerating strategic priorities, and boosting organizational effectiveness. You’ll play a key role in shaping company direction, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring that the business executes efficiently and cohesively at scale.

## WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

- Partner closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to shape and articulate overall company strategy, including long-range planning resource allocation, and prioritization of major initiatives.
- Lead and manage strategic planning processes, including OKR’s, quarterly priorities, and cross-organizational alignment.
- Oversee key projects that cut across functions (e.g., operational transformation, new business initiatives and partnerships).
- Work with executive leaders (Operations, R&D, Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, etc.) to ensure integration of strategic plans into functional execution.
- Facilitate effective communication across teams to break down silos and promote organizational clarity.
- Drive the rhythm of the business, including business reviews, forecasting processes, and reporting cadence.
- Support preparation of materials for Board of Directors, investors, and fundraising.
- Identify challenges and opportunities in the operating model and propose solutions to enhance alignment and execution.
- Lead or participate in initiatives that improve processes, forecasting, or decision frameworks across the company.
- Develop analytical models to support strategic planning, resource allocation, and company performance.
- Support investor relations, external communications, and strategic partnerships in collaboration with Marketing and Finance teams.
- Support preparation of materials for Board of Directors, investors, and fundraising.

## WHAT YOU WILL BRING

- 8+ years in a strategic, operational, or business planning role. Ideally in high-growth technology, SW, robotics, automation, or top tier consulting firms. (at least 3 years post MBA).
- Top tier consulting firm experience preferred (Bain / BCG / McKinsey)
- Proven track record leading strategic cross-functional programs or initiatives from ideation to execution.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills; comfortable with complex, ambiguous environments.
- Experience building operating cadences, KPI frameworks, forecasting processes, and performance dashboards.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft executive-level presentations and narratives.
- Credibility working with senior leaders, with high emotional intelligence, discretion, and sound judgment.
- Bachelor’s degree required (preferably engineering, or a related field). An MBA or comparable advanced degree is preferred.

## IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAD

- Experience at a high-growth technology, robotics, automation, or deep-tech company.
- Prior experience in manufacturing, automation, or AI infrastructure.
- Familiarity with investor relations and the fundraising process.

## BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY

Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure production. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers, neoclouds, and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to reduce their time to revenue. With its Bright Factory model, Bright Machines builds higher quality data center infrastructure at scale, addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI, and answers the call to the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing.

Bright Machines is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and has an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes’ AI 50, awarded “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.

## About Bright Machines

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A next-generation manufacturer leveraging robotics and AI to transform how the world designs and builds products. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/)
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C; raised $437M total funding, led by BlackRock) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines)
- **Founded**: 2018 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines)
- **Founders**: Lior Susan, Sviat Dulianinov (CEO) [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/about/)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Manufacturing, AI infrastructure, data center hardware, industrial automation & robotics.
- **Target customers**: Hyperscalers (cloud providers), data center operators, enterprises needing high-performance AI servers/storage. B2B primarily.
- **Mission/purpose**: “Transform how products are designed and built across simulation, automation and data.” [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/about/)

## Products & Services
- **Bright Factory** – Fully integrated assembly facility for data center infrastructure, combining robotics, AI, and end-to-end data traceability. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/)
- **Virtual Product Development** – Simulation and digital twins to design and validate products before production. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/)
- **AI-Enabled Robotics** – Physical AI systems with micron-level precision that sense, decide, and self-correct in real time. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/)
- **Factory Intelligence** – Software platform that connects and orchestrates data across systems for real-time visibility and continuous optimization. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/)
- **Bright Robotic Cells (BRC)** – Modular, programmable robotics cells deployed in 130+ Microfactories worldwide. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/about/)
- **Hybrid BRC** – Combines robotic automation with operator-assisted assembly while maintaining full traceability.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (most recent Series C in June 2024 raised $106M).
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue of **$83M** (per LinkedIn) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines); total funding **$437M** (including $20M debt from J.P. Morgan in 2024). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors – BlackRock (lead Series C), Eclipse Capital (lead Series A & B), J.P. Morgan (debt). Strategic partners – NVIDIA, Microsoft. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/about/)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Deployed 130+ Microfactories globally.
  - Headcount of ~203 (3.1% YoY growth).
  - Expanded focus on AI infrastructure manufacturing for hyperscalers.
  - Entered partnership with NVIDIA and Microsoft for automation tech stack.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-stack integration**: Combines hardware (robotics, assembly lines), software (Brightware platform, digital twins), and AI (self-correcting physical systems) in one end-to-end solution.
- **Micron-level precision & real-time adaptation**: Physical AI systems that sense, decide, and self-correct during production.
- **Strategic partnerships with NVIDIA & Microsoft**, embedding their tech into the next-gen manufacturing stack.
- **“Bright Factory” model collapses time to revenue** for hyperscalers needing rapid, scalable production of AI infrastructure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priority**: Scale the Bright Factory model to serve hyperscalers building AI data centers, reducing silicon-to-revenue timelines and total production costs.
- **Direction**: Expand beyond data center infrastructure into adjacent high-value manufacturing, continue investing in Physical AI, and deepen the software layer (factory intelligence, traceability).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-led organization focused on integrity, collaboration (“Win Together”), customer obsession, and empowerment (“Be The Change”). [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/careers/)
- **Work policy**: Not explicitly stated; offices in San Francisco (HQ), and three other US locations. Roles likely hybrid/on-site given manufacturing nature, but engineering roles may offer flexibility. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines)
- **Benefits**:
  - Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  - Professional growth (classes, conferences, leadership training, internal mobility)
  - Competitive compensation, stock options, 401k match (US) or long-term savings plan
  - Generous vacation time and paid parental leave
  - Employee assistance program (mental health, financial wellness)
  - Team events and volunteer opportunities. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/careers/)
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on robotics, computer vision, automation, and software; open positions include Robot Perception, Software Quality, Automation Controls, and Service Integration Engineers. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/brightmachines)

## Sources
1. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/) – Home page
2. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/about/) – About page
3. [brightmachines.com](https://www.brightmachines.com/careers/) – Careers page
4. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/brightmachines) – Open roles (Lever)
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines) – LinkedIn company profile

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