Chief of Staff

The Mission

Every machine is built and repaired by skilled hands. The world needs more of them. At Darwin, we’re building general-purpose robot technicians that assemble and maintain the machines civilization runs on.

We’re starting with data centers, where assembly, commissioning, and maintenance demand dexterity, precision, and tool use across a wide range of complex physical tasks.

Our robots learn these tasks from demonstrations rather than being explicitly programmed for each workflow. We’re a small team building the intelligence, hardware, and company to bring these robots into the real world.

Our Values

• Technical ExcellenceWe are a technology-first company. We value deep technical understanding, rigorous engineering, and exceptional execution.
• Truth-SeekingWe follow evidence, question assumptions, and care more about what’s true than being right.
• Best Idea WinsIdeas are judged on their merits, not titles, seniority, or who proposed them.
• Low Ego, High StandardsWe welcome criticism, challenge each other directly, and hold ourselves to exceptionally high standards. We treat each other with respect.
• High AgencyWe take ownership, move quickly, and do whatever is necessary to make progress even under uncertainty.

What You’ll Work On

You’ll work directly with the CEO across customer development, strategy, and company operations. Your initial focus will be building customer relationships and turning them into real-world deployments.

• Customer Development & PartnershipsBuild relationships with data center operators, hyperscalers, and AI hardware manufacturers. Understand technical and operational needs, identify opportunities, and drive deployment discussions forward.
• Strategy & ExecutionWork directly with the CEO to evaluate technical and commercial opportunities, navigate new markets, and turn ambiguous problems into concrete outcomes.
• Growth & CommunicationsDrive outbound, marketing, company messaging, and external relationships.
• RecruitingIdentify and recruit exceptional engineers, researchers, and operators.
• Company OperationsOwn projects across finance, legal coordination, compliance, procurement, and operations.
• Special ProjectsTake ownership of whatever matters most, from coordinating deployments to sourcing critical hardware.

What You Bring

• Exceptional analytical and quantitative reasoning abilities, with a strong aptitude for first-principles thinking and solving complex, ambiguous problems.
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to quickly understand sophisticated technologies, reason about engineering tradeoffs, and engage credibly with technical teams and customers.
• Proficiency in Python, data analysis, and modern AI tools, with the ability to write scripts, build automations, and develop internal tools to solve business and operational problems.
• Relentless resourcefulness and persistence. You’re willing to pursue difficult opportunities, conduct high-volume outbound outreach, follow up consistently, and find creative ways to make progress.
• Demonstrated ability to independently build, launch, or execute significant projects with limited resources and direction.
• Strong intellectual honesty and low ego. You challenge ideas on their merits, welcome criticism, and readily update your views when presented with better evidence.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, directly, and persuasively.
• High agency and ownership, with a willingness to take responsibility for whatever moves the company forward.

Nice to Have

• Background in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, or another rigorous quantitative discipline.
• Experience in robotics, artificial intelligence, hardware, data centers, or other technically complex industries.
• Experience in enterprise sales, business development, strategic partnerships, or technical customer development.
• Experience founding a company, joining an early-stage startup, or independently building and launching products or initiatives.
• Experience with fundraising, recruiting, marketing, finance, or startup operations.
• Experience building sophisticated AI agents, internal software systems, or technical products.

Work Eligibility

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not currently sponsor work visas.