Head of mmWave Manufacturing & Scaling Operations

Elve Inc; Utah; On-site; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Generous vacation policy

Exposure to cutting-edge technology

Job summary

Elve Inc. is seeking an experienced Director of Manufacturing to work with the CEO and COO to scale and operate a world-class manufacturing operation in Davis, CA.

The role focuses on leading the factories producing mmWave power amplifiers and achieving throughput and cost targets through optimized processes. The candidate will drive yield improvements, design new production lines, and implement systems like MES while maintaining ISO9001 and quality systems.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, a STEM field, business, or similar.
• 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations & production planning.
• 5+ years managing people.
• Proven track record of scaling production of complex technology products.
• Familiarity with ISO9001 best practices.
• Experience operating a manufacturing facility and scaling the production of complex technology products to medium or high volumes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage operations of Elve's factories producing mmWave power amplifiers.
• Take responsibility for product manufacturing and testing and KPIs to meet throughput and cost goals through the optimization and efficient operation of manufacturing processes.
• Drive yield improvement and cost reductions in close cooperation with the engineering team.
• Design and stand up new production lines.
• At the appropriate time, implement manufacturing systems (e.g. MES).
• Maintain ISO9001 certification and quality systems.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Production planning

Quality systems

ISO9001

On-site presence

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

MES

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Director of Manufacturing to work closely with the CEO and COO to scale and operate a world-class manufacturing operation. This is an opportunity to come in on the ground floor of a very fast-growing company with a dynamic and passionate team working on next generation wireless technology.

The Director of Manufacturing will be responsible for the following:

• Lead and manage operations of Elve's factories producing mmWave power amplifiers
• Take responsibility for product manufacturing and testing and KPIs to meet throughput and cost goals through the optimization and efficient operation of manufacturing processes.
• Drive yield improvement and cost reductions in close cooperation with the engineering team
• Design and stand up new production lines
• At the appropriate time, implement manufacturing systems (e.g. MES)
• Maintain ISO9001 certification and quality systems

Required Qualifications

• BS in engineering, a STEM field, business, or similar
• 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations & production planning
• 5+ years managing people
• Proven track record of scaling production of complex technology products
• Familiarity with ISO9001 best practices
• Experience operating a manufacturing facility and scaling the production of complex technology products to medium or high volumes
• Impeccable organization and communication skills
• Eagerness and ability to be onsite at Elve's factories in Davis, CA 5 days/week

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ultra-high vacuum systems, RF and mmWave products, and working in high-volume, automated, tight-tolerance, and high cleanliness environments.
• Experience working in fast-moving venture-backed companies
• Experience designing and implementing data architectures, physical AI, and data + physical automation for manufacturing

Benefits Include:

• The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $220,000 annually
• Ownership of the company via stock options
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Generous vacation policy
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology in vacuum electronics, materials science, and additive manufacturing and the opportunity to redefine an industry as part of a fast moving, high caliber startup team

What it’s like to work at Elve

We are an expanding team, on a mission to bring the next generation of high-speed wireless connectivity to a billion people worldwide. That kind of impact is not going to be achieved with incremental improvements - we are gunning for orders of magnitude advances in production capability, cost, size, and power in the mm-wave RF amplifier market. We work really hard, make sure we get good sleep, handle conflict intentionally, and expect great things from each other.