Aerospace Manufacturing Leader — Prototype to Production

Wardstone; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

You will collaborate with founders, engineering, and supply chain to design-for-manufacturing and plan the needed facilities, equipment, and processes to meet production targets and cost goals. U.S. person with security clearable eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 7+ years in aerospace/defense manufacturing with at least 5 years in leadership.
• Scaled a hardware product from prototype to production.
• Experience building and leading manufacturing teams.
• Strong knowledge of AS9100 and related quality systems.
• Experience planning facilities, equipment, and tooling.
• Must be a U.S. person per ITAR; eligible for United States security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing: build and lead the manufacturing team, including hiring technicians and manufacturing engineers as we grow.
• Own the manufacturing strategy, including what we build in-house, what we outsource, and when.
• Set manufacturing priorities with the founders and engineering leads, and make the tradeoffs clear.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Planning

Quality systems

Team leadership

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Aerospace Eng

Tools

ERP systems

MES

Job description

You will collaborate with founders, engineering, and supply chain to design-for-manufacturing and plan the needed facilities, equipment, and processes to meet production targets and cost goals. U.S. person with security clearable eligibility is required.