Senior Vice President
Core
Founding SVP leading the build-out of a new U.S. manufacturing platform for frontier-technology industries (robotics, aerospace, healthcare) from a single-customer pilot to a 200+ person operation.
Role type
Founding Senior Vice President (SVP) / Future President & CEO
Builds
A U.S.-based manufacturing platform integrating precision machining, final assembly/test/packaging (FATP), supply chain orchestration, and engineering services.
Domain
Manufacturing operations, precision machining, aerospace, robotics, defense
Required skills
Manufacturing operations leadership, P&L ownership, greenfield/brownfield facility stand-up, precision machining (CNC, FATP, NPI, DFM), workforce scaling, governance & compliance (export controls, cybersecurity), board-level reporting
Preferred skills
Experience serving robotics/aerospace/defense customers, familiarity with ITAR/CMMC frameworks
Technologies
CNC machining, FATP, FAIR, SPC, DFM, ITAR, CMMC
Responsibilities
Lead commissioning of initial Austin facility and transition to larger campus; Own relationship with founding customer and lead onboarding of additional customers; Build out precision machining, FATP, and quality systems; Execute multi-year staffing ramp to 200+ workforce; Partner with legal/security to stand up governance and compliance for government-adjacent work; Own organization's operating P&L and report to Board; Build leadership bench and recruit manufacturing/engineering talent
Seniority
Senior, Founding Executive (promotable to President & CEO)
