Vice President Of Manufacturing

Confidential search for a VP of Manufacturing who can join this amazing failry early-stage company fighting climate change. Targeting Q4 of 2023, possibly Q1 2024 to fill the role.

The VP of Manufacturing will start by:

• Begin qualifying vendors
• Oversee assembly of the first product #1 and #2 (still within engineering team’s domain)
• Lead cost-down work even for first product line builds #1 and #2
• Learn about the product and infrastructure to be prepared to make impact. In this phase you will engage with the engineering team to learn the product and technology
• Educate engineering team on quality, documentation, and supply chain without slowing overall progress (excited to lead some change management)

In 2025 (or sooner) you will:

• Run the above pilot operation and be accountable for its financial, quality, and output performance
• Interface with engineering to drive improvements to product (cost, features, and quality)
• Establish pilot plant
• Find, design, and commission pilot assembly facility (O(10) units/year) for product
• Oversee quality, supply chain, and cost-down
• Build manufacturing and operations team

In 2027 (or sooner) you will:

• Expand manufacturing and operations
• Run the above operation
• Find, design, and commission scaled up assembly facility
• Oversee quality, supply chain, and cost-down
• Interface with engineering to drive improvements to product (cost, features, and quality)

In 2028 (or sooner) you will:

• Expand manufacturing operation to include additional product lines
• Add additional product lines (2028+)