Aifoundry

Head of Manufacturing, Hardware

Seattle, WA

Sponsorship not specified$250k-$400kDetected 13 days ago

Supply ChainCadenceHardware DesignLeadership

About the role

AI Foundry is partnered with a major global company operating across finance, consumer, and retail verticals, leading their AI efforts from the ground up.

Own manufacturing strategy from prototype builds through pilot production and scaled manufacturing.
Partner with engineering, industrial design, supply chain, vendors, and leadership to ensure designs are manufacturable.
Build supplier, contract manufacturer, and factory relationships with clear expectations and accountability.
Identify manufacturing risks early and create practical mitigation plans.
Lead cost, schedule, tooling, materials, and production tradeoff conversations with data and clarity.
Build and lead a manufacturing organization as the business scales.
Create the operating cadence and documentation needed to move quickly without losing control of quality.
You understand DFM, DFT, tooling, pilot builds, production ramps, quality systems, and supplier management.
AI Foundry is an AI building and consulting business working with some of the largest companies in the world.
The team is seeking builders who want to be part of something massive: designing and building multi-agent AI systems that will reshape how hundreds of millions of people interact with financial services, retail, insurance, and consumer products.

You have led manufacturing, operations, or production for hardware products.
You are comfortable with cost, schedule, yield, quality, and supplier tradeoffs.
You are calm under pressure and practical when plans change.
You are energized by turning ambitious hardware ideas into real products.
This person will own manufacturing strategy, supplier and factory readiness, quality systems, production planning, and the operating discipline required to turn prototypes into reliable products.

designing and building multi-agent AI systems that will reshape how hundreds of millions of people interact with financial services, retail, insurance, and consumer products.

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