Manufacturing Operations Manager

Ring Inc; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Health, dental, and vision

401(k) match

In-office lunch

Impactful work

Job summary

Qrypt is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager to own how our quantum hardware is built, sourced, and shipped. You will manage contract manufacturers, run production schedules, and coordinate internal builds that bring Quantum Entropy Appliances into customers' hands.

As we scale, you will drive new designs through manufacturing, collaborate with hardware engineering on manufacturability, and ensure on-time delivery with the quality we promise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in manufacturing operations or related roles with contract manufacturers.
• Hands-on experience with electronics hardware manufacturing (PCBAs, boards, electromechanical systems).
• Proven track record of managing production schedules, inventory, and supplier performance for a physical product.
• Experience taking hardware through NPI to volume production (EVT/DVT/PVT).
• Strong purchasing, forecasting, and inventory/BOM management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to align engineering, suppliers, and leadership.
• Willingness to travel to CM and supplier sites as needed.
• Fluency with AI and agent-assisted workflows used in operations.

Responsibilities

• Own the relationship with contract manufacturers and key suppliers: quotes, POs, pricing, capacity, quality, and performance.
• Build and manage production schedules across CMs and internal build team; track builds and report status/risk to leadership.
• Own inventory of critical long-lead components; forecast demand, set reorder points, prevent stock-outs.
• Coordinate internal production and final assembly, including packaging, crating, and shipping.
• Drive new product introduction (NPI): move designs through first article, validation builds, ramp to volume.
• Partner with hardware engineering on manufacturability, ECNs, and yield/quality improvements.
• Establish and maintain manufacturing processes, documentation, and quality practices for scalable production.
• Identify and mitigate risks to delivery dates (component availability, CM capacity, repeatable assembly, QA).

Skills

Contract-manufacturer management

Production scheduling

Inventory management

NPI / DFM

Purchasing / forecasting

Communication with engineers

Travel to suppliers

AI workflows familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related

Tools

ERP/SCM systems

Job description

Qrypt'smission is to protect the world's data and restore privacy.Qrypthardens cybersecurity and future-proofsencryption against quantum attacksbyeliminatingkey transmission.Qrypt'sunique technology independently generates symmetric keys at multiple endpoints for critical workflows today. We are a passionate team of engineers, physicists, and cryptographers committed to transforming the way the world safeguards data and communications!

Qryptis looking for a Manufacturing Operations Manager to own how our quantum hardware gets built, sourced, and shipped. You will manage our contract manufacturers, run production schedules, keep inventory of long-lead components, and coordinate the internal builds that get our Quantum Entropy Appliances into customers' hands. As we scale from hand-assembled units to volume, you will also drive new and revised designs through manufacturing — from first article through ramp. This is the person who makes sure the hardware is there, on time, at the quality we promise.

What you'll do

• Own the relationship with our contract manufacturers (CMs) and keycomponentsuppliers: quoting, POs, pricing, capacity, quality, and performance.
• Build and manage production schedules across the CMs and our internal build team; track builds to plan and keep leadership informed of status and risk.
• Own inventory of critical and long-lead components (entropy cards, boards, chassis, and gating parts); forecast demand, set reorder points, and prevent stock-outs from slipping deliveries.
• Coordinate internal production and final assembly, including packaging, crating, and shipment of finished appliances.
• Drive new product introduction (NPI): move new and revised hardware designs from engineering through first article, validation builds, andramp tovolume production.
• Partner with hardware engineering on design-for-manufacturability, engineering change orders, and yield/quality improvements.
• Establish andmaintainthe manufacturing processes, documentation, and quality practices needed to scaleproduction repeatably.
• Identifyand remove the biggest risks to delivery dates —componentavailability, CM capacity, repeatable assembly, and QA.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree inan engineering, supply chain, or related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years in manufacturing operations, manufacturing program/project management, or supply chain, including direct ownership of a contract-manufacturer relationship.
• Hands-on experience manufacturing electronics / hardware products (PCBAs, boards, or electromechanical systems) — not general/non-technical manufacturing.
• Proventrack recordmanaging production schedules, inventory, and supplier performance for a physical product.
• Experience taking a hardware product through NPI and into volume production (EVT/DVT/PVT or equivalent).
• Strong command of purchasing, forecasting, and inventory/BOM management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to keep engineering, suppliers, and leadership aligned.
• Willingness to travel to CM and supplier sites as needed.
• Fluency with AI and agent-assisted workflows. Working with AI tools is core to how weoperateatQrypt, and it is expected of everyone here.
• Mustbe authorized towork in the United States.Qryptdoes not provide visa sponsorship for this role.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001) and manufacturing quality practices.
• Experience with FIPS 140-3 validatedhardware, orbuilding products subject to security/compliance certification.
• Experience scaling a product from low-volume/hand-assembled builds to volume manufacturing.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay & Equity participation
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) match
• In-office lunch and snacks
• The opportunity to be part of a company solving one of the most critical technology challenges of our time!

$135,000 - $175,000 a year

The annual base pay range for this role is between $135,000 - $175,000. The actual base salary pay offered may vary based on multiple factors such as qualifications, experience, transferable skills, level of education, and other factorspermittedby law. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work in this location and refers to the amountQryptis willing to pay at the time of this posting. The range listed is just onecomponentofQrypt'stotal compensation package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qryptis committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.If you have a disability and need assistance with our employment application process, please email us at [e-mail] to obtain assistance.