Director of Production

The role

Lead production for Skyways autonomous cargo aircraft, taking them from low-rate builds to repeatable, scalable production. You will build and lead the production, manufacturing engineering and quality organization, including its managers.

What you will do

• Take aircraft from low-rate builds to repeatable, scalable production
• Stand up manufacturing systems that run under real conditions
• Build, staff and lead production, manufacturing engineering and quality, including hiring, development and the management layer
• Own headcount planning and budget for the production function
• Work with engineering to close the gap between design and build
• Drive daily execution on the floor and fix problems fast
• Own throughput, yield, cost and schedule
• Build supply chain that supports aggressive production targets
• Reduce BOM cost without compromising reliability
• Ensure ITAR, safety and quality compliance while representing production on the leadership team and in board, customer and investor conversations

Required qualifications

• Personally led a production ramp for a complex hardware system
• Built and led production organizations, including hiring and developing managers
• Owned a function's headcount and budget
• Built manufacturing processes used daily
• Accountable for throughput, yield, cost and delivery
• Comfortable on the floor, in the build and in the details
• Able to align engineering, supply chain and operations
• Able to move fast without letting quality collapse

Nice to have

• Built a factory or production line from scratch
• Experience in regulated environments (FAA, DoD, etc.)
• Deep experience with DFM, yield improvement and field reliability
• Thrives in ambiguity and solving unsolved problems

Benefits

• Stock options
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401k
• Life insurance
• Relocation assistance for candidates moving to Austin

Before you apply

• Limited to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or candidates from specific countries authorized under applicable export control regulations, due to U.S. government contract requirements

About the company

Skyways designs, builds and operates fully autonomous long range cargo aircraft, founded in 2017 in Austin, Texas. Its aircraft already fly revenue missions for commercial customers across three continents.