Valar Atomics
OperationsManager,GigasiteProjectsTeam
“Operations Manager, Gigasite Projects Team at Valar Atomics. Skills: building operations at a real startup from zero or near-zero, technical writing, procedure authoring, mesh pod policy with MSG, Delivery, Engineering, and Licensing, own team-to-team handoffs. Build the pod operating system from zero — observe ad hoc work, codify what's repeatable, resist premature standardization on what isn't. Author lightweight procedures that scale, hardened to nuclear-grade (Part 53, QA, ITAR) where requir”
What You'll Achieve.
Build the pod operating system from zero; turn ad hoc work into repeatable practice; procedures get executed without follow-up questions; v1 in a week, then iterate
Industry & Context.
U. S. person status (ITAR-gated), Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U. S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3–5 years total, with at least 2 years building operations at a real startup from zero or near-zero, technical writing — your procedures get executed without follow-up questions, Comfort with bias toward action (v1 in a week, then iterate), Judgment on whether or not to write a procedure — premature standardization is a real cost, U. S. person status (ITAR-gated)
Nice to Have
Military operations officer background — Navy nuclear or Air Force maintenance officers translate strongly, Experience with lightweight QMS / document control (Slab, Notion-based QMS, Greenlight Guru, or similar), Exposure to regulated industries (FAA, FDA, aerospace, defense, nuclear) — rigor mindset is what we're looking for, Familiarity with nuclear procedure conventions (10 CFR 50 App B, ASME NQA-1) — useful but trainable
What You'll Do.
Build the pod operating system from zero — observe ad hoc work
codify what's repeatable
resist premature standardization on what isn't
Author lightweight procedures that scale
hardened to nuclear-grade (Part 53
in partnership with Licensing and QA
Mesh pod policy with MSG (supply chain
Delivery (Kip Mock org — Gate-3 handoff)
Engineering (Mark Mitchell org — ICDs
Own team-to-team handoffs — Gate-3 to Delivery is currently informal and not yet this role drafts the spec
Collate data across functions (Finance
Partner with MSG-OSE on data infrastructure as it builds out
and retire procedures
Procedures that aren't being used get killed
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
mesh pod policy with MSG (supply chain, real estate, BI, finance), Delivery (Kip Mock org — Gate-3 handoff), Engineering (Mark Mitchell org — ICDs, design freezes), and Licensing; Own team-to-team handoffs; Collate data across functions (Finance, Engineering, Licensing, MSG) for pod-level; Partner with MSG-OSE on data infrastructure as it builds out
Communication Scope
technical writing — your procedures get executed without follow-up questions
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