Senior Director of Manufacturing
Core
Own end-to-end manufacturing strategy and execution for sodium-ion battery systems, moving from pilot to giga-scale commercial production.
Role type
Senior Director of Manufacturing (Giga-scale scale-up)
Builds
Production system for grid-scale energy storage (BESS) at Burlingame and Sacramento facilities
Domain
Renewable energy / Battery manufacturing / Grid resilience
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Scaling manufacturing from pilot to GWh-level, leading large manufacturing engineering orgs (50+), lean manufacturing, SPC, FMEA, Six Sigma, design-for-manufacturing, cost-per-kWh optimization, executive reporting
Preferred skills
Sodium-ion or lithium-ion cell/pack manufacturing, prototype-to-commercial transition, energy storage system integration, AI tool usage in workflows
Technologies
Modern factory operating systems, AI platforms (Claude)
Responsibilities
Lead manufacturing engineering and process development for ramp to giga-scale; Define and execute production ramp plan including equipment spec and line layout; Build world-class manufacturing leadership bench; Partner with engineering on design-for-manufacturing; Own manufacturing KPIs (throughput, yield, OEE, cost per kWh); Drive process maturity to audit-ready production; Manage strategic relationships with OEMs and suppliers; Represent manufacturing in executive forums and investor due diligence
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic ownership & organization building