Strategy & Operations, Founder's Office

Machines learned to understand language. We’re teaching them to understand matter.

Forty percent of global manufacturing happens through physical and chemical processes inside pipes, tanks, and reactors. Despite decades of industrial automation, much of what happens inside them remains remarkably invisible. Manufacturing is the most ubiquitous and foundational sector in global economy, yet the way factories are fundamentally run have used the same control philosophies, manual operations, and legacy software for the past 60 years.

Laminar deploys state-of-the-art patented sensors and edge hardware directly into live production environments, generating data that didn’t previously exist to build foundation models deployed in factory floors that understand chemistry, composition, quality, and material state in real time. We use that understanding to run autonomy and rethink how things are made.

The last generation of industrial automation taught machines to execute instructions reliably. The next will teach them to understand the processes they control and run autonomously, adaptively, and agentically: higher quality, safety, more efficiently, sustainably, and productively. 

That future is already taking shape. Today, Laminar works with 7 of the world’s 10 largest food and beverage manufacturers and operates across hundreds of factories globally across six continents. Our systems have materially reduced waste, cut manufacturing downtime, saved water, chemicals, energy, and helped prevent safety and quality failures. Our technology has gained international recognition, from being selected as a 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of the Year, to Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and AB InBev, and more.

We are backed by tier-one investors in physical AI to make intelligent, self-improving production the new standard for industry.

Join us to build what makes matter intelligible, and the intelligible controllable.

The Role

Work directly with Laminar’s founders to decide where we invest and build the capabilities that take us toward $100M in revenue. You’ll combine financial judgment with hands-on execution, taking important initiatives from an initial idea to a functioning part of the business.

What You Will Own

• Turn company priorities into operating plans, budgets, and hiring decisions grounded in deployment economics
• Build and launch strategic initiatives, from an expert-advisory offering to new markets and partnerships
• Develop financial models and performance reporting that guide resource allocation
• Partner with the founders on fundraising strategy, investor materials, and diligence
• Recruit initial teams and lead initiatives until they have a permanent owner

What You’ll Bring

Experience in startup operations, consulting, finance, or investing, with evidence that you’ve built something and made it work. You’re analytically strong, comfortable working across technical and commercial teams, and willing to take responsibility through execution.

Your opportunity

Build a broad operating mandate, with room to lead a function or business as Laminar grows.

Benefits

• Direct impact on product and culture.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
• 401k plan with employer matching
• Equity
• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.
• Transportation benefit for your commute
• A team that celebrates together from rooftop lunches, ping pong matches, Lunch & Learns, and regular team events

Learn How We Think

• Learn about our startup journey: Our Journey
• How we're combating climate change: AI-Powered Climate Tech
• Customer story: Unilever uses Laminar precision automation to cut time & water usage