Charge Robotics
Manufacturing
HeadofManufacturing
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“Head of Manufacturing at Charge Robotics. Skills: Manufacturing operations, Production facility, Process development. Build, lead, and grow manufacturing team. Align manufacturing strategy with company goals and roadmap”
What You'll Achieve.
Repeatable, high-quality production at scale; Continuously optimized for manufacturability
Industry & Context.
4-5 days/week in San Leandro HQ, ~20% travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years professional experience, 3+ years manufacturing leadership, Experience bringing complex electromechanical systems to production, Experience sourcing and qualifying suppliers, Experience qualifying contract manufacturers, Ability to communicate clearly across engineers, suppliers, technicians, and leadership
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Master's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Experience in automation, Experience in robotics, Experience in capital equipment manufacturing, Experience with solar industry technologies, Experience with construction industry technologies, Experience in high-complexity, low-volume production
What You'll Do.
and grow manufacturing team
Align manufacturing strategy with company goals and roadmap
Own operationalization of production facility end-to-end
Build and maintain manufacturing engineering org
and field deployments
Optimize for manufacturability
Collaborate with supply chain to drive COGS reduction
Establish manufacturing processes
and organizational design
Set bar for excellence across all manufacturing activity
Represent manufacturing function to key stakeholders
Own EHS compliance and safety culture
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with engineering; Partner with supply chain; Partner with field teams; Work with company leadership; Work with design engineering; Work with employees; Work with customers; Work with executives; Work with investors
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication; Interpersonal skills; Clear communication
Full Job Description
ABOUT CHARGE Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms. Demand for new solar projects is booming (one-fifth of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources. We thought this was insane, so we developed robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables. We’ve shipped our first commercial system already, and are in the process of scaling up our operations to meet our massive demand. Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company and our product, which will be reflected in significant equity compensation. And you get to work with 🤖 giant robots 🤖. If you are excited to work on interesting technical problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in at Charge Robotics. Read more about Charge in recent press: - Fast Company - Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems https://www.fastcompany.com/91108331/these-solar-assembling-robotic-arms-could-solve-one-of-the-industrys-biggest-problems - MIT News - Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories https://news.mit.edu/2025/charge-robotics-makes-solar-projects-cheaper-faster-portable-factories-0312 - YouTube - full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ2fP1Y5Z2E Charge’s funding: We’re MIT-founded and backed by Silicon Valley’s top investors, including Founders Fund, Energy Impact Partners, Lux Capital, YC (S21), and more. ABOUT THE ROLE Charge Robotics is hiring a Head of Manufacturing to own the full arc of how our products get built, from standing up and operationalizing our first production facility to building the manufacturing function supporting our field deployments. This is a foundational leadership role: you'll establish the processes, o
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