We are looking for an experienced Director of Manufacturing to work closely with the CEO and COO to scale and operate a world-class manufacturing operation. This is an opportunity to come in on the ground floor of a very fast-growing company with a dynamic and passionate team working on next generation wireless technology.
The Director of Manufacturing will be responsible for the following:
- Lead and manage operations of Elve's factories producing mmWave power amplifiers
- Take responsibility for product manufacturing and testing and KPIs to meet throughput and cost goals through the optimization and efficient operation of manufacturing processes.
- Drive yield improvement and cost reductions in close cooperation with the engineering team
- Design and stand up new production lines
- At the appropriate time, implement manufacturing systems (e.g. MES)
- Maintain ISO9001 certification and quality systems
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- BS in engineering, a STEM field, business, or similar
- 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations & production planning
- 5+ years managing people
- Proven track record of scaling production of complex technology products
- Familiarity with ISO9001 best practices
- Experience operating a manufacturing facility and scaling the production of complex technology products to medium or high volumes
- Impeccable organization and communication skills
- Eagerness and ability to be onsite at Elve's factories in Davis, CA 5 days/week
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with ultra-high vacuum systems, RF and mmWave products, and working in high-volume, automated, tight-tolerance, and high cleanliness environments.
- Experience working in fast-moving venture-backed companies
- Experience designing and implementing data architectures, physical AI, and data + physical automation for manufacturing
Benefits
Benefits Include:
- The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $220,000 annually
- Ownership of the company via stock options
- Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- Generous vacation policy
- Exposure to cutting-edge technology in vacuum electronics, materials science, and additive manufacturing and the opportunity to redefine an industry as part of a fast moving, high caliber startup team
We are an expanding team, on a mission to bring the next generation of high-speed wireless connectivity to a billion people worldwide. That kind of impact is not going to be achieved with incremental improvements - we are gunning for orders of magnitude advances in production capability, cost, size, and power in the mm-wave RF amplifier market. We work really hard, make sure we get good sleep, handle conflict intentionally, and expect great things from each other.
Skills Required
- BS in engineering, a STEM field, business, or similar
- 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations & production planning
- 5+ years managing people
- Proven track record of scaling production of complex technology products
- Familiarity with ISO9001 best practices
- Experience operating a manufacturing facility and scaling production to medium or high volumes
- Impeccable organization and communication skills
- Ability and eagerness to be onsite at Elve's factories in Davis, CA 5 days/week
- Experience with ultra-high vacuum systems, RF and mmWave products, high-volume automated, tight-tolerance, high-cleanliness environments
- Experience working in fast-moving venture-backed companies
- Experience designing and implementing data architectures, physical AI, and data + physical automation for manufacturing
What We Do
Life @ElveSpeed: hundred times faster internet access in urban settings and remote locations.
