Prototype and Development Manufacturing Supervisor

Prototype and Development Supervisor leads day-to-day execution across prototype build and systems integration activities, ensuring development work is safe, disciplined, coordinated, and learning-focused. This role owns people leadership, daily priorities, and execution flow across Development and Systems Integration technicians, while respecting technical risk authority held by senior technical staff. Works closely with Engineering, Flight Test, and Manufacturing to support clean prototype → production transitions and coordinate priorities to maintain a tight learning loop. Focus areas include coordinating handoffs, enforcing safety procedures during powered, integrated, and flight-capable work, coaching staff for skill development and readiness for promotion, and driving continuous improvement in development cadence and risk management. Decision authority includes setting daily priorities, assigning work, escalating technical risk decisions appropriately, and recommending staffing actions.