Prototype & Development Manufacturing Supervisor

Zone 5 Technologies; San Luis Obispo (CA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Zone 5 Technologies in San Luis Obispo, California, is seeking a Prototype & Development Manufacturing Supervisor to lead daily prototype build and systems integration activities. You will manage Development and Systems Integration Technicians, set priorities, and ensure safe, disciplined execution while coordinating with Engineering and Manufacturing teams.

The role emphasizes coaching, readiness for promotion, and a strong learning loop across multiple programs.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading prototype build and systems integration activities.
• Ability to manage priorities across multiple programs and value streams.
• Strong coaching and performance management capabilities.

Aufgaben

• Own daily execution across prototype build and systems integration work
• Coordinate priorities across Development and Integration to maintain a tight learning loop
• Balance competing demands across multiple programs and value streams
• Directly manage Development and Systems Integration Technicians
• Set clear expectations, provide coaching, and address performance issues
• Support skill development and readiness for promotion
• Ensure staffing and coverage align with development priorities
• Enforce safety procedures during powered, integrated, and flight-capable work
• Support stop-work decisions when safety or risk thresholds are exceeded
• Partner with Engineering to align execution with design intent
• Coordinate with Flight Test for readiness and scheduling
• Work with Manufacturing to support clean prototype - production transitions
• Improve development execution cadence and predictability
• Identify friction in handoffs and remove blockers
• Support standardization without suppressing learning
• Sets daily priorities and task sequencing
• Assigns work across Development and Integration teams
• Escalates technical risk decisions appropriately

Kenntnisse

People leadership

Project coordination

Safety procedures

Cross-functional collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Prototype & Development Manufacturing Supervisor

San Luis Obispo, California

At Zone 5 Technologies, we're redefining what's possible in unmanned aircraft systems. Our team of engineers and innovators is developing cutting-edge autonomous solutions that push the boundaries of UAS technology - solving complex challenges that matter.

We're building the future of UAS capabilities, and we're looking for exceptional talent to join us. If you're driven by hard problems, energized by rapid innovation, and ready to make an impact on next-generation flight systems, you belong here.

The Prototype and Development Supervisor leads day-to-day execution across prototype build and systems integration activities, ensuring development work is safe, disciplined, coordinated, and learning-focused.

This role owns people leadership, daily priorities, and execution flow across Development and Systems Integration technicians, while respecting technical risk authority held by senior technical staff.

This role involves working closely with various engineering disciplines, production staff as needed, and operations teams to support expected outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Development & Integration Execution

• Own daily execution across prototype build and systems integration work
• Coordinate priorities across Development and Integration to maintain a tight learning loop
• Balance competing demands across multiple programs and value streams
• Directly manage Development and Systems Integration Technicians
• Set clear expectations, provide coaching, and address performance issues
• Support skill development and readiness for promotion
• Ensure staffing and coverage align with development priorities

Safety & Discipline

• Enforce safety procedures during powered, integrated, and flight-capable work
• Support stop-work decisions when safety or risk thresholds are exceeded

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with Engineering to align execution with design intent
• Coordinate with Flight Test for readiness and scheduling
• Work with Manufacturing to support clean prototype - production transitions
• Improve development execution cadence and predictability
• Identify friction in handoffs and remove blockers
• Support standardization without suppressing learning

Decision Authority

• Sets daily priorities and task sequencing
• Assigns work across Development and Integration teams
• Escalates technical risk decisions appropriately202?