Personal Assistant to Deep Tech Founder & CEO Long , California,

Personal Assistant to Deep Tech Founder & CEO

Long Beach, California, United States

Skylus Organization is the personal office of Mr. Jay Skylus. Skylus Organization exists to advance transformative technologies, long-horizon research, and mission-aligned ventures that protect humanity and build resilience for the future. Skylus provides executive and operational support across the Founder’s portfolio, including Aevum, a company pioneering autonomous launch and logistics systems to deliver space access and global cargo on demand.

www.skylus.org

This is an exclusive opportunity to join the inner circle of a founder building the future of aerospace, AI, and space logistics.

As the Personal Assistant, you’ll do more than manage schedules, you’ll ensure the future runs on time. You’ll move at the pace of a founder who, in the same day, designs AI architectures, engineers next-generation aircraft, leads software teams, manages space missions, and raises capital from the world’s most discerning investors.

You’ll have a front-row seat to history in the making, from investor briefings to private dinners, from aerospace labs to institutes tackling today s greatest challenges. Your job is to orchestrate the environment around the Founder so nothing distracts him from building what matters most.

This is a high-trust, high-profile, high-impact role. If you thrive on pace, precision, and presence, this is your seat.

• Manage a complex calendar, integrating personal, professional, and social commitments.
• Coordinate personal logistics (errands, vendor management, appointments) and ensure seamless integration between personal and professional domains.
• Ensure office setups, work spaces, and daily environments run smoothly.
• Plan and align family activities and events with the Founder’s schedule.

• Act as gatekeeper, filter inbound requests and escalate only what matters.
• Work closely with Aevum’s leadership team to ensure alignment with Founder’s priorities.
• Prepare agendas, reminders, and briefing notes for key meetings.
• Track expenses and reconcile with accounting.
• Support small professional-social events (investor dinners, think tank engagements).

• Plan and book complex travel (domestic + international).
• Anticipate issues and resolve them in real time.
• Ensure seamless logistics across professional, personal, and family domains.

• Maintain awareness of context, tone, and optics to ensure alignment with the humanity-first, protector ethos of Skylus and Aevum.
• Uphold confidentiality and discretion at all times.

• 3+ years of experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, or similar role.
• Experience supporting senior executives or founders; familiarity with startups, tech, or aerospace/defense a plus.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills; polished communication.
• High discretion, loyalty, and professionalism with sensitive matters.
• Social fluency — able to represent the Founder and organization with elegance and composure.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.
• Based on Los Angeles or Orange County; flexible for irregular hours and travel.

• Bachelor s degree in relevant field

The Founder of Skylus Organization and Aevum has been building at the frontier his entire life. At 16, he engineered a car from the ground up that was featured on magazine covers. By 20, he had graduated with dual degrees in physics and mathematics in just two years. Before he could legally drink, he had already internationally published peer-reviewed papers on nuclear rocket propulsion and autonomous spacecraft.

He went on to work directly for multiple billionaires in aerospace and technology before founding Aevum  27, he had won specific U.S. Department of Defense contracts against billionaire-backed competitors, proving that deep technologies could succeed without legacy infrastructure or billionaire patronage.

He also serves on national security and presidentially appointed advisory boards ,…