--- title: 'Shipping and Receiving Associate at Starpath Robotics' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/shipping-and-receiving-associate-starpath-robotics-future-factory-pa7qy3d0j9s4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-20' --- # Shipping and Receiving Associate at Starpath Robotics - **Company:** Starpath Robotics - **Location:** Future Factory - **Compensation:** $22–$30/hr - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/starpath.space/7f3db1ab-5b31-4a43-87cd-afbe23546f29 ## Job description Location: Carson, CA Employment Type: Full-time, on-site The Mission Starpath develops and manufactures the technologies that will enable humans to live on the Moon and Mars. Today, we are building robotic systems that locally produce the essential commodities a lunar civilization will require at extreme scale: water, power, and oxygen. Our ultimate goal is to build and operate a self-sustaining city on Mars. ## The Role Starpath is looking for a highly organized, hands-on Shipping and Receiving Associate to support the movement of materials, components, and flight hardware through our facility. You will own the day-to-day receiving and shipping process, ensuring that incoming materials are accurately documented, properly handled, and delivered to the right teams. You will also prepare outgoing shipments, maintain accurate inventory records, and help keep our stockroom and receiving areas organized. The right person for this role takes pride in accuracy, moves with urgency, and understands that reliable material flow is critical to keeping engineering and production on schedule. ## Responsibilities - Receive, unload, inspect, and document incoming materials, components, equipment, and supplies - Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material-handling equipment - Load and unload delivery vehicles while protecting materials from damage - Verify incoming shipments against purchase orders, packing slips, and other documentation - Identify and escalate shortages, damaged materials, documentation errors, and other discrepancies - Accurately record receipts, material movements, and shipment details in the company’s inventory or ERP system - Label, organize, store, and distribute materials to the appropriate teams and locations - Coordinate with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to resolve receiving issues - Prepare domestic and international shipments, including packaging, labeling, weighing, and completing required documentation - Select appropriate packaging methods to protect delicate, high-value, or mission-critical hardware - Schedule pickups and coordinate with carriers such as UPS, FedEx, DHL, and freight providers - Support inventory counts, cycle counts, material kitting, and stockroom organization - Maintain a clean, safe, and efficient shipping and receiving area - Follow procedures for handling sensitive, controlled, hazardous, or electrostatic-discharge-sensitive materials - Help improve shipping, receiving, inventory, and material-handling processes as the company grows Required Qualifications - 1+ year of experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, inventory, logistics, or a related role - Experience safely operating a forklift in a warehouse, manufacturing, or shipping environment - Ability to obtain and maintain company-required forklift certification - Strong attention to detail and a consistent record of accurate documentation - Experience reviewing purchase orders, packing slips, shipping labels, and carrier documentation - Ability to use inventory, ERP, or warehouse-management systems - Basic proficiency with email, spreadsheets, and standard workplace software - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment - Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively across teams - High school diploma or equivalent - Valid driver’s license and a clean driving record - Ability to work full-time on-site ## Preferred Qualifications - Current forklift operator certification - Experience in aerospace, automotive, defense, advanced manufacturing, or another hardware-focused environment - Experience handling precision components, electronics, or high-value hardware - Familiarity with lot, batch, serial-number, and revision-controlled inventory - Experience with domestic and international shipping documentation - Familiarity with hazardous-material shipping requirements - Experience working in an ERP system Physical Requirements - Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds - Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and move materials for extended periods - Ability to safely operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment - Ability to work around warehouse, manufacturing, and testing activities - Willingness to work occasional overtime or adjusted hours when required to support critical shipments ## OVERTIME PAY ELIGIBLE - Can opt into healthcare benefits if full-time EAR Requirements: - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Equal Opportunity: - Starpath is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Benefits: At Starpath Robotics, base pay is just one part of your total rewards package. We also offer: - Generous benefits including health, dental, vision, and retirement plans. - Paid time off, holidays, and flexible policies to support balance. - Professional growth opportunities through training and development. - The chance to own high-impact work that directly shapes the future of robotics & space! - A collaborative, mission-driven culture where craftsmanship and innovation are celebrated. ## About Starpath Robotics ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Starpath Robotics designs and manufactures robotic propellant production factories for the Moon and Mars, aiming to reduce the cost of deep-space transport and enable a self-sustaining human city on Mars. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage) - **Headquarters**: Hawthorne, California, United States - **Founded**: 2022 - **Founders**: Saurav Shroff (CEO & Co-Founder), Mihir Gondhalekar (Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Space Research and Technology, Air Transportation, Space Travel, Robotics - **Target customers**: B2B – space agencies (NASA), commercial space companies (e.g., Starship operators), satellite operators, and future Mars/Moon infrastructure developers. - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Building a self-sustaining city on Mars” by producing propellant and infrastructure in space. ## Products & Services - **Rover (R10)**: Autonomous lunar ice prospecting rover that excavates and delivers hundreds of kilograms of icy regolith. Built for NASA testing and future lunar operations. - **Refinery System**: Full-stack hardware system for producing and distributing propellant (oxygen, hydrogen, methane) from water ice on the Moon and Mars. - **Starlight Solar**: Space-rated solar panels that are 90% cheaper than traditional alternatives, with lead times of weeks instead of months. Available for purchase now. - **Starlight Air**: The world’s lightest space solar panel (announced March 2026). Engineered for high-efficiency power generation. - **Shadow Voyager**: Exploration vehicle designed for permanently shadowed regions at the Lunar South Pole. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $12.0M (Seed round closed August 20, 2024) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - Fusion Fund (lead investor in Seed round per LinkedIn) - 8VC and 10 other investors (per Crunchbase) - Contrary, Valhalla Ventures - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (testing partnership) - Atomic-6 (development contract for deployable lunar boom) - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 73.7% year-over-year to 28 employees (LinkedIn, 2026) - Successful thermal vacuum chamber testing at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (2025) - Launch of Starlight Air solar panels (2026) - Active hiring for technical roles including first Technical Recruiter ## Competitive Advantages - **Ex-SpaceX founding team**: Deep expertise in space hardware and propulsion. - **Full-stack approach**: Covers rover mining, propellant refinery, and solar power – a vertically integrated solution for in-situ resource utilization. - **NASA collaboration**: Early access to NASA’s test facilities (e.g., 20-ft thermal vacuum chamber) and credibility. - **Cost disruption**: Starlight solar panels claim 90% cost reduction vs. traditional space solar. - **First-mover on lunar ice**: Autonomous rover designed to establish the first American claim to lunar ice resources. ## Strategic Focus - **Lunar testbed**: Use the Moon as a proving ground for Mars propellant production technology, leveraging lunar water ice. - **City-scale infrastructure**: Scale from propellant production to energy grids, mining capacity, and life support for a self-sustaining Mars city. - **Revenue diversification**: Selling Starlight solar panels and rover services to generate near-term revenue while pursuing long-term Mars goals. - **Talent scaling**: Aggressively hiring to grow the engineering team (technical roles are 48% of workforce). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Startup environment with a bold mission (“build a city on Mars”). High ownership and fast iteration – interns are expected to do “whatever needs doing.” - **Growth**: Company growing rapidly (+73.7% YoY headcount); opportunities for early employees to take on significant responsibility. - **Technical depth**: Team includes alumni from SpaceX, Boston Dynamics, Anduril, Astrobotic – strong engineering culture. - **Work location**: Hawthorne, CA (HQ) with additional office in Burlingame, CA. Onsite presence expected (manufacturing and testing require hands-on work). - **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but startup equity and the chance to work on hardware that goes to the Moon and Mars. - **Recent hiring signals**: Actively recruiting Technical Recruiter, software engineers, and rover engineers – indicating scaling phase. ## Sources 1. [starpath.space](https://www.starpath.space/) 2. [starpath.space/about](https://starpath.space/about/) 3. [crunchbase.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/starpath-robotics) 4. 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