Director of Production - Headset and Battery in Orlando

Energy Jobline ZR; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401(k)

Generous PTO

Paid Holidays

Daily Catered Lunches

Job summary

Unusual Machines seeks a Director of Production to lead the manufacturing of FPV headsets, cameras, and battery assemblies in Orlando. You will build a high-performing team, establish scalable processes, and own planning, throughput, and quality to deliver on-time production.

You will drive continuous improvement, partner with Engineering and Quality, and evaluate automation investments to scale capacity while maintaining safety and cost targets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing or production leadership experience.
• Experience scaling production operations and building manufacturing teams and processes.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and production KPIs.
• Experience with complex hardware, electronics, batteries, aerospace, drones, robotics, or similar products.
• Experience with NPI, DFM/DFA, production testing, and manufacturing process development.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP and production planning systems.
• Hands-on leadership style with the ability to move between strategic planning and solving issues on the production floor.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own production operations for FPV headsets, cameras, and battery assemblies in Orlando.
• Build and lead a high-performing production team including supervisors and technicians.
• Establish processes, systems, staffing, and standards to scale production.
• Own production planning, capacity, throughput, quality, yield, labor efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Develop standardized work, assembly processes, testing procedures, and production KPIs.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement across the floor.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Development for manufacturability.
• Lead introduction of new products and processes into production.
• Evaluate tooling, equipment, automation, and capital investments to improve capacity and cost.
• Foster a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/manufacturing/operations

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Production planning software

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot, Fat Shark, Rotor Lab and - coming soon - Upgrade Energy - are some of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.

We're expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we're solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you'll feel right at home here.

Director of Production

Location: Orlando, Florida

Who You Are

You are an experienced manufacturing leader who knows how to turn complex hardware into a repeatable, scalable production operation.

You're equally comfortable setting the strategy and getting on the production floor to solve problems. You thrive in fast-moving environments, build strong teams, and bring structure, accountability, and continuous improvement to everything you do.

You have experience leading production of complex hardware—ideally electronics, electromechanical products, batteries, drones, robotics, aerospace, or similar—and understand what it takes to scale from early production to meaningful volume.

What You'll Do

• Own production operations for ourFPV headsets, cameras, and renewable/rechargeable battery assemblies in Orlando.
• Build and lead a high-performing production team, including supervisors, leads, specialists, and assembly personnel.
• Establish the processes, systems, staffing, and production standards needed to scale.
• Own production planning, capacity, throughput, quality, yield, labor efficiency, and on-time delivery.
• Develop standardized work, assembly processes, testing procedures, and production KPIs.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement across the production floor.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Development to ensure products are designed and built for manufacturing.
• Lead the introduction of new products and processes into production.
• Evaluate tooling, equipment, automation, and capital investments that improve capacity, quality, and cost.
• Build a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing or production leadership experience.
• Experience scaling production operations and building manufacturing teams and processes.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and production KPIs.
• Experience with complex hardware, electronics, batteries, aerospace, drones, robotics, or similar products .
• Experience with NPI, DFM/DFA, production testing, and manufacturing process development.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP and production planning systems.
• A hands-on leadership style with the ability to move between strategic planning and solving issues on the production floor.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, business, or a related field is .

What Does Success Look Like?

In your first 6 months, you will:

• Build a strong, accountable battery production organization.
• Establish scalable processes and standardized work across all product lines.
• Create clear production metrics and operating rhythms.
• Improve throughput, yield, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Establish reliable capacity and labor planning.
• Identify and remove the biggest constraints to growth.
• Create a roadmap for automation, tooling, and production investment.
• Partner with Engineering to make our products easier, faster, and more cost-effective to manufacture.
• Establish a production operation that issafe, predictable, scalable, and ready for the next stage of growth.

Compensation - 130,000.00 - 160,000.00

Benefits

• Equity
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401(k)
• Generous PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Daily Catered Lunches

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of , , , , , protected veteran status, , , or other legally protected status.

Unusual Machines participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.

Candidates must be a US or permanent to be eligible for employment