Aerospace Manufacturing Leader — Scale Space Hardware Production

TRL11, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Job summary

TRL11, Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Head of Manufacturing to lead our manufacturing function for camera, avionics, and payload products.

You will balance immediate production needs with continuous improvement, building a disciplined, scalable manufacturing environment while staying close enough to the work to support hands-on production when needed. You will own manufacturing process, manufacturing engineering, clean room operations, scheduling, and quality assurance, ensuring space-grade hardware

Qualifications

• Requires hands-on aerospace production experience and leadership capabilities.
• Experience with MES and inventory management in structured production environments.
• AS9100 knowledge, root-cause/corrective action, traceability and configuration control.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing process, manufacturing engineering, clean room operations, work scheduling, and quality assurance.
• Ensure space-grade hardware is produced to high standards and in a workmanlike manner.
• Support implementation and certification to AS9100 standards.
• Ensure personnel are properly trained and equipment is ready for operation.
• Direct production involvement as needed due to small team size.

Skills

Aerospace manufacturing

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MES

Job description

TRL11, Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Head of Manufacturing to lead our manufacturing function for camera, avionics, and payload products.

You will balance immediate production needs with continuous improvement, building a disciplined, scalable manufacturing environment while staying close enough to the work to support hands-on production when needed. You will own manufacturing process, manufacturing engineering, clean room operations, scheduling, and quality assurance, ensuring space-grade hardware