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title: 'VP of Engineering at Heliux Inc.'
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# VP of Engineering at Heliux Inc.

- **Company:** Heliux Inc.
- **Location:** Hq San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heliux/14c51cee-748e-4482-a18e-397d5d9a7f79

## Job description

Why Heliux:

Heliux is building the AI-native operating system for the manufacturing enterprise. We’re fundamentally reshaping how engineering and manufacturing companies run by eliminating cross-functional fragmentation and enabling agentic execution on a single, shared operational reality. Companies developing and scaling production of next-generation defense systems, nuclear reactors, robotics, and more all trust Heliux to drive their operations.

We’re on a mission to deliver unprecedented operating performance for manufacturers. Our team is built on a foundation of grit combined with deep commitment to our customers and the mission. If you want to do important work for critical industries on an ambitious, high-energy team, we’d love for you to join us.

About the Role:

The VP of Engineering will report directly to and partner closely with the CEO, and will be responsible for setting technical direction, building the engineering organization, and leading its execution from the trenches:

- Own and evangelize the company’s technical vision, strategy, and applied AI roadmap.
- Build a world-class engineering organization and operation
- Architect both Heliux’s core operating platform and its customer deployment platform.
- Personally ship production code that sets a standard of engineering excellence for the organization.

About You:

- Proven experience personally building complex, scalable software systems from zero-to-one—i.e., first-principles problem identification to production-grade solution.
- Proven experience building and leading high-performance engineering organizations: from attracting and closing talent to designing an organizational system that develops engineers at scale.
- Proven experience successfully designing and shipping enterprise-grade, LLM-based software systems.
- Experience with large-scale industrial systems and their customers a strong plus.

Technical Environment:

- Backend: Rust, Python, high-performance backend services, APIs, data-intensive systems.
- Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, real-time interfaces, WebSockets, Server-Sent Events (SSE).
- Systems/Integrations: C#, Electron, building deployed-native/desktop applications
- Distributed Systems & Orchestration: durable workflow execution, Temporal, event-driven architectures, distributed systems
- Infrastructure: Terraform, AWS, Bedrock, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, containerized infrastructure, production systems with demanding reliability and security requirements
- Security/Compliance: CMMC, FedRAMP, ITAR

What We Offer:

- Competitive compensation package, including company equity.
- Healthcare coverage across medical, dental, and vision.
- Company-provided lunch and dinner.
- Unlimited PTO.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, health status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant 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. Learn more about the ITAR here https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/ddtc_public?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987.

## About Heliux Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Heliux provides an AI-powered all-in-one enterprise operating system that unifies cross-functional manufacturing operations—replacing legacy PLM, ERP, and MES systems.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed/Pre-Seed stage)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Alex Craig (CEO, former head of supply chain at Relativity Space) and Victor Jakubiuk (CTO, former co-founder and CTO of OnSpectra)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Software Development for industrial manufacturing (industrials, aerospace, defense, robotics, clean energy)
- **Target customers**: B2B, mid-market to enterprise manufacturers; early-stage companies scaling from prototype to production
- **Mission**: To drive unprecedented velocity in manufacturing by modeling and powering the entire manufacturing enterprise as a single, coherent system.

## Products & Services
- **Heliux Platform**: An AI-powered, all-in-one enterprise operating system that natively connects engineering, supply chain, production, planning, accounting, and finance. It serves as a single system of record and execution, integrating product data, lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain operations, manufacturing execution (MES), issue management, and financial management.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$4.7M** (USD 4,665,000) across two rounds (Pre-Seed Feb 2024: $2.3M; additional round Mar 2025: $2.4M). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/heliux)
- **Notable Investors**: New Stack Ventures, Marlinspike, Humba Ventures, Amplify.LA, Crosscut Ventures, Lux Capital, Countdown Capital [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/heliux)
- **Growth Signals**: Emerging from stealth in Feb 2024 with first paying customers; building second version of platform; hiring for key engineering and leadership roles (Software Engineer, Chief of Staff).

## Competitive Advantages
- **All-in-one approach**: Replaces fragmented legacy systems (PLM, ERP, MES) with a single unified platform, reducing integration complexity.
- **AI-native**: Uses AI to automate menial tasks (e.g., supplier onboarding prepopulation) and can generate custom ERP systems in days instead of months.
- **Direct distribution**: Handles deployment and support directly, avoiding third-party resellers and enabling implementation in weeks (vs. 6–12 months for legacy systems).
- **Early adopter focus**: Targets early-stage industrial companies that have outgrown spreadsheets but cannot afford long, expensive implementations.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product development**: Building out the second version of the platform to deepen functionality across engineering, supply chain, and finance.
- **Customer acquisition**: Accelerating onboarding of customers in space, defense, robotics, and clean energy.
- **Team expansion**: Growing the engineering and leadership team to support product velocity and customer success.

## Why Work Here
- **Early-stage impact**: Join a venture-backed startup at its earliest stage (4–9 employees) where you can shape the product, culture, and technical direction from day one.
- **Founding team**: Work directly with experienced founders (ex-Relativity Space, ex-AI startup CTO) who are deeply technical and hands-on.
- **In-office collaboration**: The team works full-time from the San Francisco office (1700 Montgomery St, Floor 4), fostering close-knit communication and rapid iteration.
- **Backed by top-tier VCs**: Strong investor support from Lux Capital, Crosscut Ventures, and others provides resources and network.
- **Open roles**: Currently hiring Software Engineers and a Chief of Staff (see careers page at [jobs.ashbyhq.com/heliux](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heliux)).

## Sources
1. [heliux.com](https://www.heliux.com/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/heliux](https://www.linkedin.com/company/heliux)
3. [cbinsights.com/company/heliux](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/heliux)
4. [builtinsf.com/company/heliux](https://www.builtinsf.com/company/heliux)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/heliux](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/heliux)

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