Production Supervisor

The role

This person will lead a team of integration technicians building, integrating, and testing parabolic and phased-array antenna systems. They will partner with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to establish assembly processes and manage production execution.

What you will do

• Lead day-to-day activities for integration technicians
• Provide hands-on guidance for mechanical and electromechanical assembly, precision alignment, structural integration, and verification of antenna systems
• Hire, train, coach, and develop technicians
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to troubleshoot build issues and resolve nonconformances
• Translate prototype lessons into standardized work instructions and repeatable assembly processes
• Track build progress, production output, and quality trends
• Coordinate with Supply Chain and production planning to resolve shortages
• Maintain safe, organized work areas and accurate build records
• Coordinate technician support for domestic and international ground station installations and deployments

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on mechanical and/or electromechanical assembly and integration experience in a hardware manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of experience leading technicians or production teams as a supervisor, team lead, or equivalent
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, assembly instructions, and technical specifications
• Proficiency with hand and power tools, torque tools, fasteners, and precision measurement equipment
• Ability to troubleshoot assembly issues and coordinate across technical teams
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed

Nice to have

• Experience helping transition complex hardware from prototype development to repeatable production
• Experience with antenna systems, RF hardware, satellite communications equipment, or similarly complex aerospace or electromechanical products
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality systems, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and lean manufacturing practices
• Technical training, trade school education, or equivalent practical experience
• Familiarity using ERP, MES, or digital work instruction systems

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligib

About the company

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations. They design, build, and deploy scalable systems for satellite missions.