About the company
Our client is a technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead a hands-on production organization that is moving a complex hardware product from early prototypes to steady, repeatable output. The role covers people management, day-to-day build oversight, process design and the creation of a growing operations function. It suits someone who enjoys setting up new systems rather than running an established one.
What you'll do
- Manage assembly technicians and manufacturing engineers, and expand the operations team over time.
- Oversee builds already underway, deciding daily priorities, working around material shortages and raising issues early when work is blocked.
- Bring down the labor hours needed to assemble each unit by refining processes, shortening cycle times and developing fixtures and tools.
- Lead new product introduction from the first engineering release through pilot runs to production-ready builds.
- Provide design engineers with clear, practical input on how easily their designs can be built.
- Maintain build documentation, work instructions and manufacturing data systems, ensuring they stay current as designs evolve.
- Serve as the primary liaison to the manufacturing plant as it scales.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 7+ years in manufacturing or new product introduction engineering.
- Experience supervising assembly technicians and engineers, either in a formal management role or as a team lead.
- A record of setting up production lines and the operations teams that support them.
- Background with complex electromechanical products built in small batches with high variety.
- Hands-on experience moving a product from prototype stage to stable production.
- Practical process development skills, including fixture design, assembly methods and selecting tooling.
- Comfort working with product lifecycle and bill of materials systems.
- Ability to work on-site 5 days per week.
Bonus points
- Scripting skills for handling manufacturing data, such as Python.
- Experience with wire harness and cable assembly.
- Skill at collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers and taking a clear stance on buildability.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Mateo, California, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in the office
- Full-time
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