Bolt Graphics

Bolt Graphics

Director of Manufacturing and Quality

Sunnyvale, CA · Director

Sponsorship not specified$30k-$40kDetected 19 days ago
Product ManagementSupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPThermal AnalysisMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringAdaptabilityLean Manufacturing

About the role

  • Reporting directly to the VP of Manufacturing Operations, the Director of Manufacturing and Quality will hold complete accountability for the global manufacturing strategy, production execution, and end-to-end quality management of Bolt's hardware portfolio.
  • The ideal candidate has a proven track record of unifying multi-site manufacturing footprints, establishing overseas extended factories (particularly in Asia), and scaling rigorous Quality Management Systems (QMS).
  • Global Manufacturing Strategy & Execution Production Footprint Optimization: Architect and execute the global manufacturing strategy, including the optimization of domestic facilities and the successful launch and stabilization of overseas extended factories.

Responsibilities

  • NPI to Mass Production Scaling: Drive the seamless operational handoff of complex hardware products from design engineering into high-volume manufacturing.
  • Capacity & Efficiency Optimization: Drive line balancing, automation initiatives, and factory layout designs to optimize throughput, maximize capital expenditure efficiency, and reduce cycle times.
  • Vendor & CM Operations: Manage technical execution at tier-1 Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and ODMs.
  • Partner with Supply Chain to hold vendors accountable to strict operational SLAs.
  • End-to-End Quality Engineering & Compliance QMS Leadership: Own, scale, and continuous improve Bolt's global Quality Management System (QMS) across all manufacturing sites and external partners, ensuring compliance with relevant international standards.
  • Advanced Quality Planning: Embed Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, and Test (DFM/DFA/DFT) early in the product development cycle.
  • Implement robust PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and control plans at all factory levels.
  • Yield & Reliability Maximization: Drive rigorous statistical process control (SPC) on the factory floor.
  • Closed-Loop Corrective Action: Lead global failure analysis (FA) and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) processes for manufacturing escapes and field returns, ensuring engineering feedback loops are closed instantly.
  • Team Leadership & Executive Advisory Organizational Scaling: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing international team of Manufacturing, Test, and Supplier Quality Engineers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in hardware manufacturing operations, NPI, and quality engineering within high-tech electronics, compute hardware, or complex electromechanical industries.

Nice to have

  • Expert knowledge of advanced quality tools (Six Sigma Black Belt preferred, Lean Manufacturing, SPC, 8D problem solving, FMEA, Gauge R&R).
  • Quality Methodologies: Expert knowledge of advanced quality tools (Six Sigma Black Belt preferred, Lean Manufacturing, SPC, 8D problem solving, FMEA, Gauge R&R).

Skills

  • "Manufacturing, Test, and Supplier Quality Engineering require vastly different technical skillsets.

Compensation

  • $200,000-$250,000 per year (California).
  • This range represents the anticipated base pay for this role; the final offer may vary based on qualifications, experience, and location.

Company info

  • Bolt Graphics is a semiconductor startup based in Sunnyvale, CA building the fastest and most efficient graphics processors.
  • We pride ourselves on our first principles approach to solving problems.
  • We are energized by our mission to reduce the barrier of entry for content creation and consumption.
  • Our goal is to enable everyone to easily create, simulate and consume immersive experiences as vividly as they can imagine them.
  • Unmute yourself.
  • Test boundaries and get proven right.
  • "When scaling an operational footprint that includes both domestic facilities and overseas extended factories in Asia, a disconnect in quality culture often emerges.
  • How do you instill a unified, proactive quality mindset across geographically separated teams so that local operators and remote contract manufacturers take joint ownership of quality standards rather than treating them as a checkbox exercise?"
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