Hydrogen Systems Production Lead

Socket.dev; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Disability coverage

Job summary

Heven AeroTech in Winchester, Virginia, seeks an Engineering Production Manager for Hydrogen Systems to oversee initial and low-volume production and integration of hydrogen powertrains and generation systems. You will translate mature designs into repeatable build processes, lead the production team, and build the facilities needed to move toward higher-volume manufacturing.

You will drive roadmaps, manage scheduling, ensure safety, and align with engineering and quality stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in production, manufacturing, or operations management, including standing up or scaling low-volume production of complex hardware.
• Experience building production processes, work instructions, and workflows from early-stage designs.
• Experience hiring, training, and directly managing production technicians and/or engineers.
• Experience with high-pressure gas or fluid systems or other hazardous-material hardware assembly.
• Working knowledge of pressure system codes and standards (ASME B31.3, CGA guidelines, or similar).
• Strong organizational and project management skills; excellent communicator across engineering, production, and program stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and manage initial and low-volume production and integration of hydrogen systems; build toward medium/high volume manufacturing.
• Translate maturing designs into defined, documented, and repeatable build processes, instructions, and workflows.
• Lead and grow the production team, including hiring/training and supervising staff.
• Build production infrastructure: cells, tooling, fixtures, test stations for safe assembly and testing of high-pressure hydrogen hardware.
• Own production scheduling and throughput; balance builds, test articles, and customer deliverables.
• Develop roadmaps to scale production from initial/low-volume to higher-rate manufacturing.
• Drive continuous improvement in yield, cycle time, and cost through data collection and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure compliance with codes/standards (NFPA 2, ASME, CGA) and support hazard analyses (HAZOP, FMEA).
• Collaborate with quality, supply chain, and program management to align plans with delivery commitments and traceability.
• Maintain safety culture on the production floor; ensure safe handling of high-pressure and flammable gases and PPE compliance.

Skills

Production management

Low-volume production

Hiring & training

High-pressure gas systems

ASME B31.3 knowledge

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

Heven AeroTech in Winchester, Virginia, seeks an Engineering Production Manager for Hydrogen Systems to oversee initial and low-volume production and integration of hydrogen powertrains and generation systems. You will translate mature designs into repeatable build processes, lead the production team, and build the facilities needed to move toward higher-volume manufacturing.

You will drive roadmaps, manage scheduling, ensure safety, and align with engineering and quality stakeholders to deliver