True Anomaly

Lead, Facilities Development Planning, Production

Long Beach, CA

Work authorization required$150k-$240kDetected 34 days ago

About the role

You think in systems, not just rooms - when you look at a line layout, you don't just ask whether it works today, you ask whether it serves where we're headed.
You'll be the force multiplier for our Production Engineering team, pushing toward smarter, leaner infrastructure and layout decisions that buy us flexibility, cost savings, and speed.
You thrive in ambiguity: you rarely get every input upfront, but you know how to work internal and external stakeholders to keep progress moving despite the gaps.

Lead the strategic design and build-out of the facilities components of the manufacturing/production pipeline, working hand-in-hand with Production Engineering to determine infrastructure requirements and line design.
Navigate ambiguity by partnering with internal and external stakeholders to drive progress even when design inputs are incomplete.
Support long-term master planning to determine where engineering programs are best located, getting ahead of long-lead requirements before they constrain the schedule.
Challenge and pressure-test layouts against long-term objectives, ensuring programming and design serve where production is headed - not just where it is today.
Drive the manufacturing engineering team toward layout and engineering decisions that maximize flexibility, cost savings, throughput, and speed.
Hold external vendors - like architects, engineers, contractors - and internal cross-functional partners accountable to providing the data needed to support program requests.
Develop, implement, and govern production facility standards that ensure consistency, scalability, throughput, and quality across all sites.
Design and deliver production environments that prioritize growth strategy, worker safety, and productivity across all spaces.
Own the facilities scope of line build-out projects from concept through commissioning.
Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.

10+ years of experience in manufacturing or critical infrastructure design
Degree in architecture, engineering, or construction
Experience with long-term master planning and managing long-lead requirements
Proven ability to evaluate and rethink layouts against long-term operational objectives
Track record of driving cost, flexibility, throughput, and speed gains through smart layout and engineering decisions
Experience partnering closely with manufacturing or production engineering teams
Experience scaling production facilities in a high-growth environment
you rarely get every input upfront, but you know how to work internal and external stakeholders to keep progress moving despite the gaps.
Required
Deep technical fluency in production line design, infrastructure requirements, and manufacturing facility build-out
Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and drive progress with incomplete information
Demonstrated ability to hold external vendors and cross-functional partners accountable to data and deliverables
Demonstrated ability to develop and govern facility standards across multiple sites
Ability to own projects from concept through commissioning
Nice to Have

Experience designing or delivering secure production environments
Professional licensure (e.g., PE, RA)
True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws.

$150,000-$240,000
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education and experience.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws.

Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority.
We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors - enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
It's the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
We are looking for a technical heavyweight to shape the physical backbone of how we build our products.

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