Aerospace Build Lead – Assembly & Test

Ursa Major; United States; On-site; USD 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

EAP program

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Ursa Major in the United States seeks an Operations Supervisor – Build to lead a team of technicians in day-to-day execution, safety, quality and output. You will coordinate with engineering, planning, quality, and program management to meet schedule, cost, and quality targets.

The role emphasizes hands-on supervision, workflow optimization, and documentation in company systems. Requires 5–10 years in manufacturing, leadership experience, and ability to read drawings and work instructions.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in manufacturing, assembly, or test operations.
• 1–3 years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Hands-on experience with complex mechanical, electrical, or integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of build technicians, including daily task assignment, priority setting, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure build, assembly, integration, and test activities are executed per drawings, work instructions, and specifications.
• Run daily meetings to review safety, priorities, progress, and issues.
• Monitor work-in-progress; remove blockers and elevate issues to engineering and quality as needed.
• Work with planning/scheduling to translate production plans into executable technician workloads.
• Balance resources within the build area to meet milestones and commitments.
• Provide clear status updates and completion forecasts to stakeholders.
• Enforce adherence to procedures, work instructions, travelers/routers, and inspection requirements.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for nonconformances, test failures, and rework.
• Ensure accurate documentation of builds, deviations, rework, and test results in company systems.
• Promote a strong safety culture, including PPE compliance and safe use of tools and equipment.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work area (e.g., 5S).
• Participate in safety audits, incident investigations, and hazard assessments.
• Assess technician skills and assign work accordingly; develop cross-training across products and processes.
• Ensure technicians are properly trained and certified for the tasks they perform.
• Provide coaching and performance input; support hiring, onboarding, and retention.
• Identify opportunities to improve build flow, reduce cycle time, and increase reliability.
• Implement and sustain standard work, visual controls, and improvements to tooling, fixtures, and documentation.
• Capture lessons learned from production and development builds and coordinate improvements with engineering.
• Serve as the primary operations contact for the build area.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality, supply chain, and other operations teams for issues, materials, inspections, and shared resources.

Skills

Team leadership

Reading drawings

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

Experience in manufacturing/assembly

Tools

NCR/RCAs

CAPAs

5S

Job description

Ursa Major in the United States seeks an Operations Supervisor – Build to lead a team of technicians in day-to-day execution, safety, quality and output. You will coordinate with engineering, planning, quality, and program management to meet schedule, cost, and quality targets.

The role emphasizes hands-on supervision, workflow optimization, and documentation in company systems. Requires 5–10 years in manufacturing, leadership experience, and ability to read drawings and work instructions.