Head of Supply Chain & Manufacturing Strategy

The role

This person will drive the strategic plan to build drone manufacturing and stable, compliant supply chains. They will spearhead the SkyForge initiative to decide on component onshoring, supplier development, and vertical integration.

What you will do

• Work with the regulatory team to understand regulations and influence policy
• Determine which capabilities and technologies to onshore, vertically integrate or partner on
• Set priorities for securing and onshoring supply across critical commodities
• Assess which production to bring into U.S. facilities and build the case for it
• Maintain a live, evidence-backed view of product line compliance against regulation
• Work with GSMs and hardware engineering to set supplier-of-record during NPI
• Stand up bill-of-materials traceability to tier three and beyond
• Find moves that serve compliance, tariff and domestic-content goals

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in supply chain, manufacturing operations, commodity management or operations strategy
• At least 3 years in a regulated hardware environment where sourcing decisions carried legal or contractual consequences
• Experience influencing component and supplier selection during design, through NPI, design reviews, or SPOR and approved vendor list (AVL) decisions
• Credibility with both a sourcing organization and a factory
• Accountable ownership of a multi-tier country-of-origin, supplier compliance or trade compliance program
• A make-versus-buy or vertical integration analysis personally built and defended, including capex and ramp assumptions
• A track record of turning technical findings into executive decisions
• A track record of changing engineering or sourcing decisions you had no formal authority over

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of NDAA §889/§848, country-of-origin and substantial-transformation analysis, Buy American domestic-content tests, or DFARS and FAR flow-downs
• Background in in-house manufacturing, UAS, aerospace and defense, defense electronics, or EMS and contract manufacturing
• Commodity experience in batteries and cells, motors and magnetics, imaging or thermal sensors, or PCB and PCBA
• Experience standing up a production line or bringing an outsourced process in-house
• Experience with a Blue UAS or Green UAS submission, or a DCMA or DCSA assessment
• Experience developing domestic or allied-country suppliers from scratch

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Group health insurance plans
• Paid vacation time
• Sick leave
• Holiday pay
• 401K savings plan
• Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles

Before you apply

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged and required for certain positions

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. The team combines expertise in artificial intelligence, hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession.