Director of Capacitor Production

Helion•Everett, WA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Director of Capacitor Production to lead the multi-year scale-up of Helion’s capacitor manufacturing organization. In this role, you will take an existing, fast-growing production team and expand it to high-volume operations that can support Helion’s transition to generator mass manufacturing. You will play a central role in shaping the production organization and how Helion builds capacitors at scale – owning organizational growth, production strategy, and deep technical alignment with manufacturing and design engineering. This role is forward-looking and highly influential. You will work closely with senior and executive leadership to plan and execute a multi-year factory ramp, while remaining deeply engaged in the technical details that enable step-change improvements in manufacturability. You will report to the Director of Capacitor Manufacturing and be based onsite at our Everett, WA facility.

Requirements

5+ years experience leading large multi-shift operations or in plant management
Proven ability to lead managers and develop leadership depth within an organization
Demonstrated success building teams, processes, and organizational structure in fast-growing or early-stage manufacturing operations
Experience scaling from manual to automation production environments.
Strong technical depth in manufacturing, with the ability to engage directly in equipment capability, process design, and production tradeoffs
Experience partnering closely with manufacturing engineering and design engineering to enable high-volume production
Experience operating in both mature, high-volume manufacturing environments and startup or rapid-growth organizations
Background in discrete manufacturing
Experience balancing near-term execution with long-term, multi-year scaling strategy
Experience standing up new factories or major production expansions

Responsibilities

Lead and scale the capacitor production organization through a period of rapid growth, expanding the team to support a brand new factory and significantly increased production rates
Own the strategic hiring and organizational plan for capacitor production, including technicians, supervisors, production managers, and supporting roles that aligns with the company’s multi-year roadmap
Manage and mentor production managers, enabling them to build strong frontline organizations that can execute day-to-day production and enable longer-term scaling
Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering to translate equipment capability, process constraints, and factory layouts into realistic production plans and staffing models
Work with Design Engineering to drive hardware and process changes that improve manufacturability, reliability, and scalability of capacitor bank hardware
Influence and refine the enterprise-level tools used throughout the factory that monitor and enable safety, delivery, quality and cost metrics
Serve as a senior leader within the manufacturing organization, collaborating regularly with Supply Chain, Engineering, Facilities, HR, EHS and other functions to enable factory expansion, workforce growth, and sustainable operations
Build a production organization that is excellent at execution, operational discipline, and problem-solving, while ensuring systems, structure, and leadership depth to address chronic firefighting
Communicate plans, progress, and risks clearly to senior and executive leadership, influencing decisions that shape Helion’s long-term manufacturing strategy