Oversee advanced hardware production operations, drive efficiency, implement continual improvements, and lead a multidisciplinary engineering team for autonomous vehicle projects.
The Sr. Manager, Advanced Hardware Production will be an integral member of Advanced Hardware Manufacturing Operations, with responsibilities for production line management, identifying opportunities, and implementing solutions for continual improvement of the manufacturing process.
This role will collaborate on demand planning, drive production schedules, and labor/equipment efficiency. Responsibilities include selection and personnel development to ensure the efficient operation of the production function, meet design requirements, align capacity, optimize the utilization of the workforce, and minimize manufacturing costs. This position is responsible for Lean initiatives and Quality compliance.
As a Sr. Manager, Advanced Hardware Production, you will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team on an array of products supporting the sensor and compute deployment in our autonomous vehicle fleets. The successful candidate will coordinate with procurement, oversee product assembly, performance testing, and related shop floor documentation in SAP. Additionally, you will provide direct oversight of production supervisors, line leads, and technicians while working with sustaining engineering teams to align production with recent learnings.
In this role, you will:
Work with the Zoox people partners to plan staffing levels, recruit, interview, and hire full-time and contract personnel
Work with Facilities to maintain, plan, and implement required manufacturing area and infrastructure build-out.
Coach, mentor, and develop staff – GMP; cross-training, test, and shop floor documentation
Lead team members to achieve AHMO objectives, and ensure accountability through productivity and quality metrics
Develop and communicate standard production performance metrics: On-Time Delivery, Cycle-time, Changeover time, yield, capacity utilization, WIP inventory turns
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or similar
15+ years of experience in a serial manufacturing environment
5+ years of experience in a leadership role
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a serial production manufacturing organization.
Experience building electrical boxes or sensor assemblies
Bonus Qualifications:
Master of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or similar
Proficiency in PLM and ERP platforms
Demonstrated knowledge of institutional problem-solving tools/processes such as cycle time reduction and process improvement tools: Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, Kaizen, Pareto charts, process mapping.
Perks & BenefitsExtracted with AI
Health Insurance:
health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
Paid Time Off:
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
Zoox an American autonomous vehicle company currently headquartered in Foster City, California with multiple offices of operations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
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