Head of Manufacturing

The Company is seeking a Head of Manufacturing to establish and lead a factory that produces flight-ready hardware. The role includes bringing precision machining, large-format additive manufacturing, and automated welding in-house, while keeping production aligned with design changes. The successful candidate will initially work hands-on on the factory floor, then scale operations toward a regular flight-production cadence and assess whether designs can be manufactured. They will lead a growing team spanning manufacturing and materials and processes engineering, machining, welding, additive manufacturing, testing, and supply chain. Candidates should have hands-on experience establishing or operating a small-scale manufacturing facility through the prototype stage, along with deep expertise in CNC machining and welded metal assemblies. People-management experience and a background in new product introduction are required; experience in launch vehicles is ideal, while related aerospace, defense, or motorsport experience is also relevant. The role calls for comfort working amid ambiguity and with limited infrastructure.