Manufacturing Manager
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Job Location:
Mountain View, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 130000 - 195000
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Were building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and eventually people move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.
As a Manufacturing Manager at Reliable Robotics youll be responsible for manufacturing capacity and throughput factory development and layout leading a team of engineers and technicians and improving our manufacturing processes to meet design regulatory and business requirements (including safety quality cost and on-time delivery). This is a growing team of highly motivated people passionate about delivering quality products and services on time with unquestionable value. You will have overall accountability for the manufacturing output of a broad portfolio of products including mechanical electromechanical and/or electrical/avionics assemblies. You will also be responsible for leading hiring activities managing manufacturing layout equipment maintenance optimizing manufacturing flow ensuring tooling and and working with engineering on design for excellence (DFx) improvements. They also handle workforce development production scheduling risk mitigation and performance monitoring to meet production targets. You are responsible for establishing the standards by which this team would operate and for transitioning the organization from a start-up into a disciplined manufacturing organization. The projects you work on will set the foundation for how the business operates for years to come. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a safety-critical environment that takes automated aviation systems from prototype to production in a hands-on environment.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for building testing troubleshooting/diagnosing inspecting and maintaining Reliable-designed mechanical electromechanical and/or electrical/avionics assemblies harnesses and interconnects
- Lead coach and provide technical mentorship to a team of engineers and technicians; write bi-annual reviews and manage the teams performance
- Lead hiring recruitment and training for the technician team
- Lead efforts to transition our products from engineering development to production
- Ensure design for excellence (DFx) is communicated to the engineering and drive implementations across all manufacturing areas to improve cost producibility inspectability consistency adequacy accuracy and achieve conformance to requirements
- Responsible for maturing the manufacturing factory and layout including optimizing material flow factory equipment (e.g. tooling inspection test etc.) maintenance tooling automation and business system
- Monitor and communicate manufacturing status and risks and establish key performance metrics to meet manufacturing targets
- Partner with design engineering supply chain and other departments to synchronize project plans and ensure manufacturing can meet demand
- Develop and ensure compliance with all policies procedures quality management systems and engineering change orders
- Develop processes to ensure accurate current and complete documentation (work instructions inspections tests records etc.) is utilized and maintained
- Ensure root-cause analysis is implemented and timely corrective actions are taken to maintain schedule quality and reliability
Basic Success Criteria
- Bachelors degree in mechanical electrical aerospace or systems engineering
- 5 years of manufacturing design and/or testing experience
- 3 years of experience with computer-aided design (CAD) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software such as Altium NX and Teamcenter
- Strong leadership communication team-building and problem-solving skills
Preferred Success Criteria
- Experience with assembly machining fabrication soldering Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and test methods
- Prior experience in troubleshooting repairing setting up and operating complex hardware in a safety-critical environment
- Research and Development (R&D) or New Product Introduction (NPI) experience
- Experience with industry or regulatory requirements such as AS9100 CFR 14 CFR 21.137 and/or 14 CFR Part 145
- Previous leadership or management experience
Our team is passionate about delivering on our commitments solving hard problems continuously improving and helping the business succeed. We are constantly reevaluating our technologies products and capabilities. If you are a lifelong learner you will love this environment. Get in on the ground floor and help us build the company.
The position will be located at our facility in Mountain View California.
Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.
The estimated salary range for this position is $130000 to $195000. At Reliable Robotics we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise as well as market conditions location and pay equity.
In addition to base compensation Reliable Robotics offers stock options employee medical 401k contribution great co-workers and a casual work environment.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- ISO 9001
- Lean Six Sigma
- Management Experience
- Manufacturing & Controls
- 5S
- Manufacturing Management
- Kaizen
- Chemistry
- Manufacturing
About Company
Advanced automation will make aircraft safer, more available, more affordable and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move around the planet.
