Director of Manufacturing

We are looking for an experienced Director of Manufacturing to work closely with the CEO and COO to scale and operate a world-class manufacturing operation. This is an opportunity to come in on the ground floor of a very fast-growing company with a dynamic and passionate team working on next generation wireless technology.

The Director of Manufacturing will be responsible for the following:

• Lead and manage operations of Elve's factories producing mmWave power amplifiers
• Take responsibility for product manufacturing and testing and KPIs to meet throughput and cost goals through the optimization and efficient operation of manufacturing processes.
• Drive yield improvement and cost reductions in close cooperation with the engineering team
• Design and stand up new production lines
• At the appropriate time, implement manufacturing systems (e.g. MES)
• Maintain ISO9001 certification and quality systems

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• BS in engineering, a STEM field, business, or similar
• 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations & production planning
• 5+ years managing people
• Proven track record of scaling production of complex technology products
• Familiarity with ISO9001 best practices
• Experience operating a manufacturing facility and scaling the production of complex technology products to medium or high volumes
• Impeccable organization and communication skills
• Eagerness and ability to be onsite at Elve's factories in Davis, CA 5 days/week

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ultra-high vacuum systems, RF and mmWave products, and working in high-volume, automated, tight-tolerance, and high cleanliness environments.
• Experience working in fast-moving venture-backed companies
• Experience designing and implementing data architectures, physical AI, and data + physical automation for manufacturing

Benefits

Benefits Include:

• The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $220,000 annually
• Ownership of the company via stock options
• Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Generous vacation policy
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology in vacuum electronics, materials science, and additive manufacturing and the opportunity to redefine an industry as part of a fast moving, high caliber startup team

We are an expanding team, on a mission to bring the next generation of high-speed wireless connectivity to a billion people worldwide. That kind of impact is not going to be achieved with incremental improvements - we are gunning for orders of magnitude advances in production capability, cost, size, and power in the mm-wave RF amplifier market. We work really hard, make sure we get good sleep, handle conflict intentionally, and expect great things from each other.