About this opportunity
Powertown lists this Head of Manufacturing opportunity in boston, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
We need someone who has taken hardware from a successful first unit to repeatable, high-volume manufacturing, and who wants to build that function from scratch. You'll own everything between "the engineering team built one that works" and "we can build hundreds of these reliably, on schedule, at cost."
What You'll Do
Own the transition from prototype builds to scaled Powerblock production, standing up the manufacturing function from the ground up
Develop equipment, fixtures, and processes for early-stage builds and design them to scale into high-volume production
Determine and procure manufacturing equipment, working with integrators on semi-automated through fully automated systems as volume justifies it
Manage suppliers through specification, design, buyoff, and installation of manufacturing equipment
Provide DFM input back to the hardware team to improve yield and manufacturability as the Powerblock design matures
Create manufacturing instructions and documentation to train the technicians who’ll build production units
Set the cost, quality, and throughput targets that let us hit our per-unit hardware cost goals at scale
What You'll Bring
5+ years hands‑on as a Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Design Engineer on mechanical or electromechanical systems, ideally with time spent taking a product from prototype to volume production
2D CAD for line design (AutoCAD) and 3D CAD for equipment, fixturing, and tooling (SolidWorks or CATIA)
Experience with conveyance, workstation design, robotic systems, adhesive dispensing, DC fastening tools, or automated functional test
GD&T and system stack‑up analysis
Experience writing technical specifications for automated manufacturing equipment
DFM and DFA experience, and comfort giving that input directly to a hardware design team
Comfort operating with almost no existing infrastructure. You're building the manufacturing function, not stepping into one.
Nice to Have
Background in battery, energy storage, or power electronics hardware
Experience standing up a manufacturing line at an early‑stage hardware startup
Familiarity with domestic content and manufacturing tax accounting
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Worksite address
boston, MA, 02298, US
Who can apply
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