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title: 'Quality Technician at Podium Automation'
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# Quality Technician at Podium Automation

- **Company:** Podium Automation
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/podium-automation/9fe9cd48-a0a4-46bd-9881-e39d14356682

## Job description

[Podium Automation](http://www.podiumautomation.com/) is reimagining industrial control panel manufacturing through software-enabled design and automated fabrication. We're building technology to create a new industrial supply chain - reducing lead times for critical electrical equipment from months to days. We've raised over $23M from top-tier investors including Construct Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Transition Ventures, Sunflower Capital, Banter Capital, and SV Angel. We are seeking a Quality Technician to own the quality of every panel that leaves our factory. You'll be the bridge between design and production: verifying builds against our DTM drawings, running power-off and power-on testing, and maintaining the standards that define how Podium panels are built. You'll obtain UL 508A Manufacturer Technical Representative (MTR) qualification within 3 months of hire and join Podium's team of MTRs, applying that standard of rigor to every build you touch. You'll also work with engineering to turn what you find on the floor into better designs, better processes, and new tools that catch problems earlier and faster.

## What You'll Do

- Inspect in-process and completed panels against DTM schematics, panel layouts, BOMs, and wire lists, verifying component selection, placement, wiring, terminations, and labeling
- Verify UL 508A compliance on every build, including SCCR, wire sizing and ratings, spacings, enclosure type ratings, and required markings
- Perform power-off testing, including continuity, point-to-point verification, insulation resistance, torque verification, and grounding and bonding checks
- Perform power-on functional testing to verify control circuits, device operation, and interlocks before shipment
- Obtain UL 508A MTR qualification within [X] months of hire, and apply UL 508A requirements with MTR-level rigor across every inspection, test, and standard you maintain
- Own and maintain Podium's workmanship standards, inspection procedures, and test documentation
- Document nonconformances, identify root causes, and work with assembly and engineering to prevent recurrence
- Track defect and test data and use it to improve inspection methods, test fixtures, and the production process
- Test, implement, and provide feedback on new software and equipment that improve how Podium inspects and verifies panels

## Who You Are

There are 4 values that all Podium employees are expected to demonstrate (albeit imperfectly):

- Win for the customer. We sit on the same side of the table as our customers - their wins are our wins. We're building the vendor we always wished we had.
- Default to transparency. We believe in honesty, transparency, and kindness. It's about how you get things done and not just what gets done.
- Speed is a feature. We move fast and take ownership. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
- Win and lose as a team. Individuals drive inputs, teams drive outputs. We celebrate success together but aren't afraid to fail and iterate. We own outcomes together and don't deflect blame.

Required for this role

- 3+ years building, testing, or inspecting industrial control panels, or an associate's or bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electrical technology, or a related field with hands-on panel experience
- Able to read and interpret electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wire lists fluently
- Strong electrical fundamentals, including control circuits, overcurrent protection, wire sizing, and grounding
- Hands-on experience with multimeters, megohmmeters, and torque tools
- Willingness to obtain UL 508A MTR qualification (Podium covers training and exam)
- Rigorous documentation habits and the confidence to hold a panel when something isn't right
- Able to work on your feet 8 hours/day
- Able to lift items that are 50 lbs
- Available to work in-person in Brooklyn, NY Monday through Friday

## Preferred for this role

- Experience with DTM; familiarity with E3, EPLAN, or AutoCAD Electrical
- Current UL 508A MTR qualification
- Experience in a UL 508A panel shop
- Experience with root-cause methods (8D, 5 Whys) or quality systems
- Comfort with spreadsheets, databases, or scripting to analyze data or build simple tools

Compensation: $60,000 - $70,000

## About Podium Automation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Podium Automation reimagines control panel manufacturing by combining proprietary software and automation to deliver custom UL 508A cabinets in weeks instead of months.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; $5M raised)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Jamie Niu Serota (Co‑Founder & CEO), Jacob Buser (Co‑Founder & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Industrial automation / Control panel manufacturing (Automation Machinery Manufacturing)
- **Target customers**: B2B – industrial end‑users, system integrators, OEMs needing custom electrical control panels
- **Mission**: “Building the Backbone of Industrial Innovation” – to eliminate long lead times and manual processes in the control panel industry, helping rebuild America’s industrial base.

## Products & Services
- **Custom UL 508A Control Panels**: Fully designed, fabricated, and tested control cabinets shipped within four weeks. Includes point‑to‑point continuity testing, full power‑on testing by a UL Manufacturer Technical Representative, and a two‑year warranty.
- **Panel Design Service**: Flat‑fee design covering full panel layout, electrical schematic, and bill of materials. Customers own the drawings and can choose to build with Podium or elsewhere.
- **Software‑Driven Automation**: Proprietary design software that automates component selection, identifies issues early, and manages supply chain and build tracking for full transparency.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $5.0M (Seed round, March 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), SV Angel, Banter Capital
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 166.7% YoY (15 employees as of mid‑2026)
  - Active job postings for 6+ roles (Engineering, Operations, Sales, Recruiting)
  - New factories planned in the US beyond the first co‑located factory in Brooklyn
  - LinkedIn followers increased 121.8% in the last year

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed**: 4‑week lead time vs. industry standard 8–12 weeks
- **Software‑first approach**: Proprietary design software reduces errors, automates wiring, and enables rapid quoting (custom pricing in ~24 hours)
- **Transparency**: Flat‑fee design, real‑time build tracking, and customer‑owned drawings
- **Quality**: UL 508A and UL 698A certification; machine‑augmented with human verification

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling its automated panel factory model to new US locations
- Continuing to invest in software automation to further reduce lead times and variability
- Expanding the team across hardware engineering, software engineering, operations, and sales

## Why Work Here
- **Small, growing team with real impact** – employees make decisions that directly shape the company and product
- **On‑site in Brooklyn, NY** – situated in a vibrant maker/artist/engineering community
- **Competitive pay and benefits** – transparent compensation; 50% down / 50% on shipping payment terms for customers, but internally the company emphasizes fair pay
- **Engineering culture** – “Machine‑augmented. Human verified.”; hands‑on work with hardware and software; opportunities to design and build the next generation of industrial infrastructure
- **Values**: High integrity, grit & velocity, customer‑first, win as a team

## Sources
1. [podiumautomation.com](https://www.podiumautomation.com/) – Company overview, product details, pricing, testing process
2. [podiumautomation.com/careers](https://www.podiumautomation.com/careers) – Career page, open roles, culture highlights
3. [podiumautomation.com/about](https://www.podiumautomation.com/about) – Mission, team, investors (a16z, SV Angel, Banter Capital)
4. [linkedin.com/company/podium-automation](https://www.linkedin.com/company/podium-automation) – Headcount, funding, employee growth, industry classification
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/podium-automation](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/podium-automation) – Active job postings list

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