Chief of Staff Intern

The role

The Chief of Staff Intern works directly with the CEO and Chief of Staff. You will own workstreams including hiring pipeline hygiene, investor and partner communication drafts, vendor and manufacturing coordination, and event and content execution.

What you will do

• Draft first passes on memos, investor update sections, and partner communications.
• Own scheduling logistics and meeting prep for key external conversations.
• Keep the Ashby pipeline clean including candidate tracking, scheduling, and re-engaging strong passes.
• Support sourcing outreach for open roles.
• Track manufacturing logistics including BOM tracking, freight/customs paperwork, and vendor follow-ups.
• Coordinate contract execution and run first-pass redlines.
• Maintain the cap table and board materials.
• Turn technical milestones and pilot progress into content like photos, short-form video, and social posts.
• Drive partnerships with universities, companies, and labs.
• Support event logistics including hosting, attending, and post-event follow-through.

Required qualifications

• Built something real such as a project, a club, a piece of research, or a hack you shipped.
• Comfort with unglamorous work.
• Sharp writing.
• Genuine curiosity about robotics and what the company is building.
• Organizational instinct to keep several threads moving without being reminded.
• A specific strength beyond generalist COS work.

About the company

Human Computer Lab is a research lab building character robots that feel alive and responsive. Their goal is to push the frontier of human-robot interaction by making technology more legible, emotionally intuitive, and human-centered.