Head, Manufacturing
Core
Lead end-to-end vehicle manufacturing operations for scaling production of fully autonomous freight vehicles into high-volume manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Manufacturing (Autonomous Vehicles)
Builds
Autonomous freight vehicles (Class 3-7 trucks) for B2B middle-mile logistics
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles / Automotive Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Automotive manufacturing processes, Electrical/compute hardware integration, Vehicle assembly and verification procedures, Safety-critical production environments, Contract manufacturing management, Quality management systems, Production scaling, Factory floor planning, Field retrofit programs, Cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Experience with EV/AV/robotics platforms, NPI management, Cost optimization, Yield improvement
Technologies
Automotive electronics, Harnessing, Compute platforms, Sensors, Electrical subsystems
Responsibilities
Lead vehicle manufacturing operations across production ramp and high-volume execution, Own relationships with external contract manufacturing partners, Own factory floor planning and production process optimization, Develop and execute long-term manufacturing and quality strategies, Lead field retrofit and upgrade programs, Define and enforce build documentation and quality processes, Partner cross-functionally to bring vehicles from design into reliable production
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC