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    Director of Manufacturing - Oakland, United States - Pyka

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    Pyka is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Manufacturing to lead our manufacturing operations and drive operational excellence across production, procurement, inventory management, quality assurance, logistics, and facility operations.

    Reporting directly to the CEO/CTO, you will play a critical role in building and managing a world-class manufacturing team and implementing efficient systems to support Pyka's growth and success in the electric aircraft industry.

    By joining Pyka, you will contribute to advancing society's transition to using electric aircraft and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable aviation.

    About PykaPyka's goal is to provide society with a new form of safe, clean, and cost-effective transportation enabled by autonomous electric aviation.

    To get there, we're taking a different approach than most.

    We're applying our technologies to every industry where autonomous electric aircraft can be useful, starting with the highest value and most dangerous jobs.

    In doing so, we're building game-changing products manufactured at scale, while perfecting the safety, reliability, and capabilities of our autonomy engine and electric propulsion systems.

    We design, develop and manufacture an ecosystem of technologies including proprietary flight control software, avionics, high power density motors, motor controllers, batteries, and custom carbon-fiber composite airframes.

    Today, we supply autonomous electric aircraft for cargo transport and crop protection to real-world customers across four separate continents and have secured industry-first regulatory approvals from the FAA.

    Our cargo aircraft enables remote connectivity, enhances express delivery networks, and ensures fast and reliable shipping of critical supplies to areas in need.

    Our crop protection aircraft offers agricultural services providers and farmers an autonomous tool to make aerial application safer, more precise, and less harmful to surrounding environments.

    Both vehicles are highly economical to operate, easy to deploy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions in their respective industries.

    What you work on at Pyka makes people's lives better now and brings the future of electric aviation one step closer each day.

    ResponsibilitiesBuild, manage, and inspire a rapidly growing team of production managers, manufacturing engineers, technicians, and supply chain and manufacturing operations personnel.

    You (and by extension your team) will own success within the following disciplines:ProcurementInventoryQualityProductionCompliance with applicable regulations and industry standards, including safety, export control and NDAA complianceInbound and Outbound LogisticsSupplier selection, contracting, industrialization, and relationship managementInsource vs outsource decisionsManufacturing and R&D facility Development and OperationsIn addition, you will: Manage complex, frequently conflicting priorities, helping the team balance performance targets, cost targets, reliability targets, production targets, and schedule riskAct as the primary interface with other key leaders within the company, helping unblock projects, manage conflicting priorities, and predict future bottlenecksCurate and maintain a small set of key metrics that track the performance of your team and report said metrics to the rest of the company in a way that inspires progress and, as required, course correctionsInteract closely with operations, engineering, and executive leadership to help unblock projects, manage conflicting priorities, predict future bottlenecks, etc.

    Lead by example in promoting a positive and collaborative work cultureRequired Qualifications10+ years of management experience in manufacturing complex hardware systemsExperience successfully taking a complex hardware system from prototype through to low volume production ( >100x units/year with a product of similar complexity to our products)Past experience leading a manufacturing team in a fast paced NPI environmentDeep understanding of manufacturing systems and the ability to implement right-sized systems as companies growDeep understanding of complex supply chain and past experience with international supply chain management and logisticsDeep understanding of supplier selection, management, contracting, and industrializationExcellent communication skills with the ability to deftly handle conflicting priorities and gain alignment across different departmentsPreferred Qualifications10+ years of experience designing, testing, and deploying complex hardware systems (vehicles preferred)Experience successfully taking a complex hardware system from prototype through to production (ideally >100x units/year with a product of similar complexity to our vehicle)Past experience leading an engineering team in a fast paced R&D/NPI environmentDeep understanding of engineering systems and the ability to implement right-sized systems as Pyka growsDeep knowledge of the physics, failure modes, and design practices relating to complex electro-mechanical systemsSuperb communication skills with the ability to deftly handle conflicting priorities and gain alignment across different departmentsValue simplicity and pace in both the way you design and the way you workHave demonstrated principal level IC capabilities in your careerCompany Perks$220,000-$270,000 per year base salary + equity.

    Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Salary ranges are subject to change.

    Employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insuranceFSA with employer matching401(k)Paid holidays, generous PTO, and additional unpaid time offVoluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurancePre-tax commuter benefitsFree catered lunch and plenty of snacksExport Control RequirementsThis position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls.

    Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.

    Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.



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