Propulsion Manufacturing Lead — In-Office Role

Astro Mechanica CORP.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and VIs

401(k) program and stock option plan

Flexible time-off policy and holidays

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Astro Mechanica CORP. is seeking a Propulsion Manufacturing Manager to establish and scale our ground power systems production.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on transforming development hardware into repeatable, reliable, production-ready products while upholding safety and quality standards. You'll own manufacturing processes, workflows, and team development, collaborating with engineering, supply chain, and facilities to optimize yield, cost, and throughput as we build scalable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience establishing, launching, or scaling production lines for complex engineered hardware.
• Ability to translate development builds into repeatable manufacturing processes and workflows.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, technicians, supply chain, facilities, and operations.
• Experience building and leading manufacturing engineering and technician teams.
• Familiarity with interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, work instructions, inspection requirements, and nonconformance documentation.
• Experience implementing manufacturing procedures, material tracking, inventory controls, and hardware traceability systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while ensuring safety, quality, and production schedules.
• Comfort safely handling heavy equipment and hardware with lifting fixtures and hoists.

Responsibilities

• Establish the manufacturing floor plan, assembly stations, material flow, tooling, and inventory control systems.
• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, process documentation, and assembly workflows.
• Coordinate build schedules, labor, materials, and equipment to meet production targets and delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with engineers to resolve non-conformances, manage quarantine inventory, and implement corrective actions
• Hire, train, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians for assembly, inspection, and hardware acceptance testing
• Coordinate with supply chain to manage work orders, component traceability, hardware kitting, and WIP tracking
• Identify and implement improvements to improve yield, unit cost, rework, and throughput

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Team leadership

GD&T understanding

Root cause analysis

Equipment handling

Production scheduling

Tools

Manufacturing software

Job description

Astro Mechanica CORP. is seeking a Propulsion Manufacturing Manager to establish and scale our ground power systems production.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on transforming development hardware into repeatable, reliable, production-ready products while upholding safety and quality standards. You'll own manufacturing processes, workflows, and team development, collaborating with engineering, supply chain, and facilities to optimize yield, cost, and throughput as we build scalable