Full-Time
Workplace Operations Manager
Furientis
1-10 employees
Manufactures cost-effective ship-based interceptor munitions
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Los Angeles, CA, USA
In Person
Monthly weekend travel is required for test events and supplier engagements.
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- Candidates should have exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Candidates should have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Candidates should be able to manage multiple priorities and execute reliably in a fast-paced environment.
- Candidates should demonstrate ownership, responsiveness, and follow-through.
- Candidates should have strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
- Candidates should be comfortable interacting with executives, customers, vendors, and technical teams.
- Candidates should have experience coordinating facilities, workplace operations, vendors, or office logistics.
- Candidates should be able to operate independently with minimal direction.
- Candidates should be proficient with scheduling, calendar management, and common business software tools.
- Candidates should be able to handle sensitive or confidential information professionally.
- Candidates must be eligible to access export-controlled information and must be a U.S. Person.
- Manage day-to-day workplace and facility operations across office and shop spaces.
- Coordinate vendors, contractors, maintenance providers, utilities, and other operational services.
- Maintain supplies, consumables, snacks, and workplace inventory to ensure the facility stays fully operational and organized.
- Coordinate VIP visits, customer tours, recruiting visits, and internal company events.
- Support executive scheduling, calendar management, travel coordination, and meeting logistics for company leadership.
- Help coordinate site planning, facility improvements, and expansion-related logistics.
- Track operational needs proactively and drive solutions with minimal oversight.
- Assist with invoice processing, vendor payments, and routine operational administrative tasks.
- Maintain a clean, professional, and high-functioning workplace environment.
- Provide broad operational support across the company as new needs arise.
- Experience working at a startup, aerospace company, hardware company, or manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting founders or executives directly.
- Experience coordinating office builds, site expansions, or contractor-driven projects.
- Familiarity with shop-floor or industrial work environments.
- Experience planning events, customer visits, or recruiting coordination.
- Strong operational instincts and a systems-thinking mindset.
- Experience managing purchasing, vendor relationships, or workplace budgets.
- Experience building processes and operational infrastructure in a growing company.
Furientis develops affordable, ship-based defensive missiles to counter drone threats and address interceptor shortages. Its products are interceptor systems that use multimodal seekers and scalable solid rocket motors, designed for final assembly in about 30 minutes and high-volume production. The company emphasizes manufacturability and rapid, end-user-driven spiral development to improve capabilities, supported by a CRADA with the Naval Postgraduate School. Its goal is to reduce the cost of modern naval warfare by providing thousands of defense munitions per year to supplement existing systems.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$30M
Headquarters
El Segundo, California
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Furientis raised $5 million on May 14, 2026, with Silent Ventures and Bessemer backing.
- It logged six flight tests and ten static-fire tests within its first six months.
- Red Sea interceptor expenditure and stockpile shortfalls keep demand urgent for cheaper ship-based defenses.
What critics are saying
- Anduril's 2026 Golden Dome interceptor push intensifies competition for Navy and Pentagon dollars.
- Five percent-seed funding leaves Furientis undercapitalized against years-long missile qualification and production ramps.
- A demo-only product risks irrelevance if NPS feedback fails to convert into procurement by 2027.
What makes Furientis unique
- Brody Franzen and Aris Simsarian bring Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit, and Castelion propulsion depth.
- Furientis targets ship-based interceptors built for high-volume production and 30-minute final assembly.
- Its CRADA with NPS and Tactical Missile Innovation Challenge finalist status validate naval relevance.
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Company News
Furientis Secures $25 Million Funding Round, Attracts Benchmark Investment GuruFocus
Furientis, a Los Angeles, CA-based defense technology startup developing cost-effective defensive munitions, raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding
Furientis emerges from stealth to address U.S. Interceptor missile shortage. GlobeNewswire | Furientis Today at 5:05am PDT LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Furientis, a defense technology startup developing cost-effective defensive munitions, today emerged from stealth and announced a $5 million pre-seed fundraise. The round was led by Silent Ventures with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, SV Angel and others, including repeat founders of companies including Anduril, Erebor, and Armada. The company is actively flight-testing ship-based interceptors designed for scalable production to supplement high-cost systems produced in limited volumes. Founded in 2025, Furientis is led by co-founders Brody Franzen and Aris Simsarian, who each bring a decade of experience in rocket design and testing at high-growth aerospace companies. Simsarian previously served as a Propulsion Engineer and Manager of Rocket Engine Test at Virgin Orbit, while Franzen held roles including Deputy Chief Engineer at Virgin Galactic and, most recently as a Senior Engineer at Castelion, a defense startup building hypersonic missiles. "During the 2024 Red Sea crisis, the U.S. Navy used more than 200 interceptor missiles to defend ships against Iranian-backed threats," said Franzen. "That matters not only because of the cost imbalance - using $4 million missiles to intercept $40,000 drones - but also because of the scale challenge, with only around 200 of these interceptors delivered annually versus their thousands per year. Our desire to build cost effective, scalable, and reliable interceptor systems en masse to address this deficiency is what inspired us to start Furientis." Furientis operates a 9,000-square-foot facility in Los Angeles and follows a rapid, end-user-driven spiral development model. Over the past six months, the company has conducted six flight tests and 10 static-fire tests of its demonstrator missile platform, reflecting a high cadence of development for early-stage defense systems. "To meet the demand stemming from recent stockpile shortfalls and to support long-term U.S. magazine coverage objectives, Furientis is rapidly building and testing its interceptors," said Jackson Moses, Managing Partner of Silent Ventures. "Brody and Aris have significant experience across design, propulsion, and testing, and they've structured the company around quick iteration in lockstep with end users. This combination gives them a legitimate path to scale production. Their low price point provides a credible pathway to procurement." Furientis has established multiple partnerships with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. Earlier this year, the company was selected as one of five finalists, alongside Anduril and Kratos, in the Tactical Missile Innovation Challenge led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in collaboration with the Office of Naval Research. The company also recently signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the NPS, focused on maturation of their system and refinement of government reference architectures. Furientis is continuing to develop its products in close coordination with end-user feedback. "Current conflicts continue to highlight the mismatch between the cost, availability, and scale of defensive systems and those of the threats they are designed to defeat," said Maj. Dillon Pierce, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office, and Research Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School. "Forming CRADAs with industry partners like Furientis allows us to address that gap at the NPS through testing and rapid iteration of viable solutions. It also broadens the defense industrial base to deliver capabilities at greater speed and scale - a win-win." Boilerplate Furientis is a defense technology company building cost-effective ship-based interceptor systems designed for high-volume production and reliability. Founded by Brody Franzen and Aris Simsarian, former engineers from Virgin Orbit and Castelion, the company is focused on closing the cost and scale gap in U.S. defensive munitions. Its investors include Silent Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Liquid 2, SV Angel, Humba Ventures, Multiball Capital, and others. Furientis operates a 9,000-square-foot facility in Los Angeles and maintains an active flight testing cadence. Media Contact Morgan Malone [email protected] This is a paid placement. For further inquiries, please contact GlobeNewswire directly.