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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end production planning and lifecycle management of aerial sensors and robotic drone payloads, with a strong focus on process improvements and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to manage procurement, staffing, and documentation while driving hardware programs to completion under tight timelines.
Highest-signal resume keywords
End-To-End Production PlanningHardware Program ManagementElectro-Mechanical AssemblyRoot-Cause AnalysisAgile Engineering Solutions
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Hard Skills
New Product Introduction (NPI)Procurement ManagementBuild Efficiency ToolsSOP DevelopmentField Issue TroubleshootingAerial Sensor IntegrationRobotic Drone PlatformsManufacturing TestersPLM SystemsERP Systems
Soft Skills
Exceptional CommunicationInfluence Without AuthorityPrioritization SkillsCross-Functional CollaborationProblem-Solving
Industry Keywords
AerospaceRoboticsDrone TechnologyHardware ManufacturingDistributed Engineering
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own end-to-end production planning, qualification, and lifecycle of aerial sensors and robotic drone payloads
- Run New Product Introduction (NPI), repeat production builds, and sustain engineering programs
- Create and manage NPI and repeat-build timelines
- Ensure procurement, staffing, tooling, and documentation are prepared
- Align with Operations on hardware demand and field repair needs
- Sequence technician work across new builds, repairs, and fleet movements
- Manage procurement pipelines and bills of materials
- Execute procurement with vendors for sourced components
- Hire and develop staffing for production and sustainment volumes
- Develop and leverage external production vendors when commercially reasonable
- Maintain the source of truth for build status, dependencies, and risks
- Escalate threatened timelines early and clearly
- Bridge engineering and operations teams to accelerate debugging and issue resolution
- Coordinate troubleshooting of complex field issues
- Assign ownership and document root-cause resolutions
- Implement process improvements for part tracking, unit history, and issue tracking
- Track fleet issues, identify common problems, and develop field solutions
- Anticipate and mitigate production or field blockers
- Implement agile engineering solutions to keep timelines on track
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ years in engineering, product development, hardware program management, or hardware manufacturing
- Strong preference for experience with complex robotic, aerospace, or drone platforms
- Proven track record driving hardware programs to completion through influence rather than direct authority
- Experience coordinating technicians, engineers, and vendors toward a shared schedule
- Deep understanding of electro-mechanical assemblies, aerial sensors, and payload integration
- Ability to assess field issues and perform root-cause analysis
- Ability to ruthlessly prioritize competing demands and manage tight timelines
- Proven track record developing tools, documentation (SOPs), or processes to improve build efficiency and consistency
- Exceptional, concise communication skills
- Ability to translate highly technical issues into clear updates for cross-functional stakeholders
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
- Ability to support a distributed engineering team and worldwide operations
- Track record of leveraging AI to solve operational challenges
- Discernment to recognize AI limitations
- Experience with PLM and ERP systems for tracking hardware changes and inventory is a plus
- Experience with manufacturing testers is a plus
- Experience managing contract manufacturers or outsourced build partners is a plus
- Must be open to a hybrid setting with 2 days per week in the Mountain View office
- Must work or be located within the USA; compensation varies based on location within the USA
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Target annual bonus
- Eligibility for stock options
- Multiple medical insurance plans, including options with an HSA
- 100% coverage of the medical insurance premium for yourself and your dependents
- 100% paid dental and vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- Hybrid work setting with flexible office days
- Autonomy and upward mobility
- Diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture
- Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and for seriously held religious beliefs