About Sentradel
Over 90 percent of combat deaths in Ukraine are caused by small drones. In Colombia, over 100 military and police officers have been killed by cartel operated drones. Shahed drones hit civilian and military targets across the Middle East uncontested. Unjammable fiber optic and AI controlled drones are making the threat cheaper, faster, and harder to stop. This problem will only get worse.
Sentradel is a defense startup in San Francisco building autonomous, low cost kinetic turret systems designed to defeat Group 1 (small FPV drones) and low flying Group 2 drone threats. We have shot down dozens of drones in live fire testing, have active Department of War agreements, commercial partnerships, and sales.
How we work
Full time, in person at our San Francisco office. We also travel and test frequently at our Nevada range, and across the US at demos with partners and customers.
Job Overview
We are looking for a Head of Manufacturing to run our machine shop. Every part produced in house goes through you: fixturing, toolpaths, and shop organization.
Responsibilities
• Fixturing, toolpaths, tooling, and shop organization
• Design and machine custom fixtures
• Set up toolholders, tool offsets, and work offsets
• Work closely with engineering team to keep parts optimized for manufacturability
Qualifications
• Several years of experience managing a full sized CNC
• Experience with a 3 axis CNC
• Extensive Fusion 360 experience with CAD and CAM
• Experience in a machine shop or company built on rapid iteration
US Person Requirement
Sentradel is a US defense contractor and this role involves access to export-controlled technical data. Applicants must be a US Person as defined under ITAR (22 CFR 120.62): a US citizen, US lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or a protected individual such as a refugee or asylee.
Skills Required
- Several years of experience managing a full sized CNC
- Experience with a 3 axis CNC
- Extensive Fusion 360 experience with CAD and CAM
- Experience in a machine shop or company built on rapid iteration
- Ability to design and machine custom fixtures
- Ability to set up toolholders, tool offsets, and work offsets
- Experience managing fixturing, toolpaths, tooling, and shop organization
- Ability to work closely with engineering to keep parts optimized for manufacturability
- Full time, in person work at San Francisco office (onsite)
- Must be a US Person as defined under ITAR (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)
What We Do
Sentradel is a San Francisco defense startup developing autonomous counter-drone systems. Its hardware is designed to detect, track, and defeat small drones, using low-cost kinetic turret systems for security, military, government, defense, and public-safety applications. The company designs, builds, and tests integrated systems intended to provide autonomous detection, tracking, and neutralization of Group 1, low-altitude drones in demanding operational environments.
