Head of Production, Missiles
$291,000–$350,000 year
On-siteCosta Mesa, California, United States
Job Summary
Own production outcomes including ramp plans, NPI, and headcount while creating long-term strategies to rapidly scale volumes. Lead cross-functional teams to execute plans meeting customer timelines, partnering with engineering to transition new products quickly and mature low-rate prototypes to full-rate production. Work across planning, supply chain, and operations to deliver manufacturing excellence, triage resources for shifting priorities, and shape corporate tools for ECC production needs. Serve as a rallying point through strong leadership and on-site presence while driving workforce development and stewarding inventory and costs.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years experience overseeing the production of multiple electro-mechanical assemblies with 100's of parts
- Ownership and successful execution of NPI for multiple complex hardware products
- Strong leadership of (directly or indirectly) large (100+ person) teams
- Proven ability to direct and lead cross-departmental teams in a matrix environment
- Successful examples of scaling of production operations by at least 5x
- Mastery of production fundamentals across production disciplines
- Strong track record of independent execution of executive-level production goals
- Involvement with building complex supply chains in automotive, aviation, space, or similar industries
- Past success operating in low TRL/MRL and low volume, high product mix environments
Desired Qualifications
- Ownership and successful execution of NPI for multiple complex hardware products
- Strong leadership of (directly or indirectly) large (100+ person) teams
- Proven ability to direct and lead cross-departmental teams in a matrix environment
- Successful examples of scaling of production operations by at least 5x
- Mastery of production fundamentals across production disciplines
- Strong track record of independent execution of executive-level production goals
- Involvement with building complex supply chains in automotive, aviation, space, or similar industries
- Past success operating in low TRL/MRL and low volume, high product mix environments
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