Associate Director, Product Operations & Production

Two Six Technologies; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Two Six Technologies in Arlington, VA is seeking an Associate Director of Product Operations & Production to own how Two Six products are built, certified, and delivered. You will lead a small team spanning supply chain, certification management, production coordination, and assembly, driving end-to-end execution from engineering builds to on-time delivery.

This hands-on role requires strong program management, PLM expertise, and a track record of hardware transfer to production, plus the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 9+ years in hardware manufacturing, NPI, or production and product operations for electronics.
• 3+ years leading people or cross-functional programs.
• Hands-on experience with a manufacturing transfer from prototype to production ramp.
• Experience with supply chain management and forecasting for electronic components.
• Experience implementing or managing a PLM system.
• Experience with budget planning and management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end order-to-delivery execution, manage schedules, surface risks, and create repeatable fulfillment playbooks.
• Lead manufacturing transfer from prototype to production ramp at Dayton, OH site and/or contract manufacturers.
• Coach engineers on documentation for clean handoff (BOMs, drawings, test procedures).
• Forecast demand, manage long-lead components and inventory, and qualify contract manufacturers and vendors.
• Implement and manage PLM as the single source of truth for BOMs, revisions, and change control.
• Build product operations across hardware and software, overseeing certification and compliance.
• Lead the team and budget, report on-time delivery, cost, and quality to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Supply chain forecasting

Budget planning

Vendor management

Hardware manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

PLM system

Job description

Associate Director, Product Operations & Production

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

We are seeking a hands‑on Associate Director of Product Operations & Production to own how Two Six Products get built, certified, and delivered. Our portfolio includes secure hardware and software products. The role will be responsible for taking our hardware from engineering builds to repeatable, on‑time production and managing certifications and delivery for our software products.

At its core, this is a project management and execution role. When an order comes in, you figure out everything that has to happen to deliver on time (materials, builds, testing, certifications, and shipping) and you drive it to completion. You'll lead a small, growing team that covers supply chain, certification management, production coordination, and assembly.

This is a hybrid position working from our Arlington, VA office.

What You Will Do:

• Own order-to-delivery execution. Build the end-to-end plan for every customer order, manage schedules across concurrent orders and products, surface risks early, and create repeatable fulfillment playbooks. Manage supply chain forecasting, pre-buys, and component obsolescence.
• Lead manufacturing transfer. Move products from prototype to production at our Dayton, OH site and/or contract manufacturers. You'll own build plans, work instructions, test procedures, first-article inspection, and yield ramp, and you'll get hands‑on with build and test issues when needed.
• Enable engineering teams. Coach engineers on the documentation that makes a clean handoff possible (BOMs, drawings, test procedures, configuration records).
• Run supply chain and forecasting. Forecast demand, manage long‑lead electronic components and inventory, and qualify and manage contract manufacturers, PCB, and component vendors.
• Implement and manage PLM. Make the PLM system the single source of truth for BOMs, revisions, and change control, and set up serialization and delivery tracking for full unit traceability.
• Build product operations across the portfolio. Oversee certification and compliance activities for hardware and software products. Over time, extend release, delivery, and operational processes to the full Two Six Products team.
• Lead the team and budget. Manage and grow the team. Own the operating budget and production cost plans, and report on‑time delivery, cost, and quality metrics to leadership.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field
• 9+ years in hardware manufacturing, new product introduction (NPI), or production and product operations for electronics or complex software systems
• 3+ years leading people or cross‑functional programs
• A strong record in project or program management, including owning complex product deliveries end to end against committed dates
• Hands‑on experience leading at least one manufacturing transfer from prototype through production ramp
• Experience with supply chain management and forecasting for electronic components
• Experience implementing or managing a PLM system
• Experience with budget planning and management

What we would like:

• Familiarity with ATOs, FIPS 140-3, CSfC, or similar certification and authorization processes
• Experience with product operations for software products (release management, delivery, compliance)
• Experience building operations from scratch in a startup or scale‑up environment

Security Clearance:

• Willing and eligible to receive a government security clearance

Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

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