Head of Manufacturing
Location
Mountain View, CA
Level
VP / Executive
Department
Transportation
Type
Salary
$200,000 - $270,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-12-05
Responsibilities
- Lead vehicle manufacturing operations for Gatik’s autonomous freight fleet.
- Manage relationships with external contract manufacturing partners for quality and cost optimization.
- Oversee factory floor planning and production process optimization.
- Develop and execute long-term manufacturing and quality strategies.
- Coordinate field retrofit and upgrade programs for operational vehicles.
- Support service and maintenance escalations for hardware repairs.
- Establish standards for automotive electronics installation and verification.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience in automotive or complex hardware environments.
- Proven leadership in building manufacturing organizations.
- Experience developing manufacturing and quality strategies.
- Background in vehicle electronics integration and subsystem verification.
- Strong track record in leading Quality teams and management systems.
- Ability to drive cost improvement and production scalability.
