Job Description

Strella’s Mission

More than 40% of all fresh produce is wasted in the US, which accounts for over 17 billion dollars in lost product annually and contributes more CO2 emissions than all of US transportation combined. Globally, food that is never consumed accounts for 7% of the global freshwater supply and 308MM hectares of land. Our goal is to reduce these drastic numbers by making the produce supply chain smarter.

Strella uses proprietary IoT sensors to monitor and predict produce quality in real-time as it travels the supply chain. We reduce food waste and help deliver better quality produce to consumers. We’re growing the team to improve our product and service higher impact markets.

Working at Strella

We hire smart people and trust them to get their job done. We’re doing valuable, exciting work and that is what drives us. Nothing is above or below our pay grade. As engineers, scientists and produce experts, we are driven by the problem and take ownership of developing the best solution for our customers. 

To Apply

Email – info@strellabiotech.com

Please send a resume and cover letter describing your interest in the position and relevant experience.

Location

Seattle, WA

Role

We are looking for an engineering leader with at least 5 years of supply chain, manufacturing and leadership experience at a startup to help lead Strella’s engineering operations. We are looking for someone who has:

• An understanding and comfort in managing and being hands-on in several engineering fields, including mechanical, electrical and network engineering.
• Supply chain, manufacturing, and fulfillment experience. You will be responsible for managing the procurement, manufacturing, and delivery of Strella’s hardware components and devices from CM to on-prem management.
• Planning and operations. Demand/capacity forecast, planning and execution; managing timelines; negotiating contracts and optimizing cashflows.
• Hardware product life cycle management: from concept, design, to acquire, manufacturing, and deploy, service, all the way to feedback and retire.
• The ability to take a design from concept to production. This involves understanding customer product requirements, creating product specifications in collaboration with R&D, and creating execution timelines and KPIs.
• Managing a small engineering team and consultants as necessary.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Employee Option Pool

401k

Health & Dental

No Hours or PTO Tracking

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