Autonomous Vehicle Assembly Operations Leader

Outrider; Kentucky; On-site; USD 155,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Equity and bonus

401(k) Retirement

Flexible Time Off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Outrider seeks a Senior Manager, Autonomous Vehicle Assembly Operations to lead and scale upfit, assembly, integration, inspection, test and verification of its autonomous vehicles. Based at the CO HQ, you will own end-to-end vehicle upfit, manage sensors, compute and electrical systems, wiring, mechanics and robotics, and drive a scalable production blueprint.

You will partner with OEMs and contract manufacturers to enable low-volume to high-volume production with a focus on safety, quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in assembly, production, manufacturing engineering, or advanced manufacturing of vehicles, complex hardware, or electromechanical systems, including 3+ years leading manufacturing or technician teams.
• Experience in automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, industrial automation, or similarly complex hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, lead, coach, and develop high-performing technician and production teams.
• Experience implementing ISO 9001-compliant manufacturing and quality processes, including participation in certification audits.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end conversion of base electric trucks into fully integrated Outrider autonomous vehicles.
• Develop and execute the assembly roadmap for scaling from low-volume builds to efficient, repeatable, high quality commercial production.
• Lead daily assembly operations and a high-performing team of vehicle assembly and integration technicians to achieve safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
• Design and optimize process flow, line layout, workstations, tooling, material presentation, staffing, capacity, and manufacturing footprint.
• Establish standard work, technician instructions, training and qualification programs, inspection criteria, production controls, and build documentation.
• Develop internal-versus-external manufacturing strategies and establish scalable processes with OEM and contract manufacturing partners.
• Work closely with commercial, engineering and operations cross-functional teams on production planning and cost efficiency.
• Oversee Outrider facilities

Job description

Outrider seeks a Senior Manager, Autonomous Vehicle Assembly Operations to lead and scale upfit, assembly, integration, inspection, test and verification of its autonomous vehicles. Based at the CO HQ, you will own end-to-end vehicle upfit, manage sensors, compute and electrical systems, wiring, mechanics and robotics, and drive a scalable production blueprint.

You will partner with OEMs and contract manufacturers to enable low-volume to high-volume production with a focus on safety, quality and