Head of Production & Flight Test Operations

Skyfront; Redwood City (CA); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Skyfront in Redwood City is seeking a Head of Production to own day-to-day manufacturing operations for our endurance multicopter program. You will lead the production, testing, and flight test teams, manage the build schedule, and drive quality, throughput, and on-time delivery as we scale in-house manufacturing.

You will implement scalable processes, establish KPIs, and partner with procurement to bring new capability online.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in production management.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and word processing.
• Experience with MRP systems and production planning.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude) is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Manage the production lifecycle from order to finished delivery to final product.
• Lead the assembly, integration, and flight test teams.
• Manage inventory and update our MRP software monthly.
• Ensure on-time delivery; provide delivery timeline estimates to the sales team.
• Report to the CEO with status updates on orders and inventory levels.
• KPIs: drones shipped per month and percentage shipped on time.

Connaissances

Production management

Leadership

Quality & on-time delivery

KPI tracking

Outils

Excel

Word processing

MRP software

Claude AI

Description du poste

Skyfront in Redwood City is seeking a Head of Production to own day-to-day manufacturing operations for our endurance multicopter program. You will lead the production, testing, and flight test teams, manage the build schedule, and drive quality, throughput, and on-time delivery as we scale in-house manufacturing.

You will implement scalable processes, establish KPIs, and partner with procurement to bring new capability online.