Charge Robotics
Head of Manufacturing
San Leandro HQ. Posted a month ago
The role
The Head of Manufacturing will own the full arc of how products are built, from operationalizing the first production facility to building the manufacturing function for field deployments. This role establishes processes, organization, and physical infrastructure to move from early commercial builds to repeatable production at scale.
What you will do
- Build, lead, and grow a manufacturing team
- Align manufacturing strategy with company goals and roadmap
- Own end-to-end operationalization of the production facility
- Build and maintain a manufacturing engineering org
- Own the NPI process
- Collaborate with supply chain to drive COGS reduction
- Establish manufacturing processes, documentation, and organizational design
- Represent the manufacturing function to stakeholders
- Own EHS compliance and safety culture at the production facility
Required qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- 10+ years of professional experience
- 3+ years in a manufacturing leadership role, including standing up and operationalizing a production facility
- Experience bringing complex electromechanical systems from prototype to production
- Familiarity with DFM, DFA, and/or GD&T principles
- Experience sourcing and qualifying suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, in-person startup environment
- Based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area
- Able to work 4-5 days/week from San Leandro HQ
- Open to ~20% travel
Nice to have
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in automation, robotics, or capital equipment manufacturing
- Experience working with solar or construction industry technologies
- Familiarity with high-complexity, low-volume production environments
- Used ION manufacturing software
About the company
Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms. The company is MIT-founded and backed by investors including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital, and YC.