Head of Production

Fuse • San Leandro, CA

5d • $170,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

You'll lead Fuse's transition from prototypes to building generators at scale. Today, small teams build complex, and low-volume pulsed power hardware by hand. Your job is to build the factory that build the generators. Turn prototypes into repeatable production without losing the speed or quality that got us here.

Requirements

• A demonstrated track record of building and scaling manufacturing or production operations at a hardware company, from low-volume (0 to 10) to higher-volume (1000 to 100,000) output.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and production planning.
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment.
• Hands-on approach: willing to be on the floor, naturally get your hands dirty, and not just managing from a dashboard.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in high-voltage, pulsed power, aerospace, or other complex hardware manufacturing.
• Background scaling production at a company known for aggressive build timelines (e.g., SpaceX, Tesla, or similar).
• Experience building quality systems (e.g., ISO 9001) from the ground up.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for production operations across Fuse's manufacturing floor, from component fabrication through final assembly and test.
• Build and scale a production team, hiring and developing manufacturing leads, technicians, and production engineers as volume grows.
• Design and implement production processes, work instructions, and quality systems that hold up as output scales from one-off builds to repeatable runs.
• Partner directly with design and manufacturing engineering to resolve manufacturability issues and feed real production data back into design decisions.
• Be responsible for production schedules and throughput targets; identify and remove bottlenecks across the floor.
• Drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost, and cycle time.
• Manage vendor and supplier relationships that support production: materials, tooling, contract manufacturing where needed.
• Develop CapEx planning and cost modeling in conjunction with finance for production scale.
• Report on production performance, cost, risk, and capacity directly to leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Relocation assistance for roles that require it.
• Flexible time off. Take what you need, no accrual tracking.
• 2 weeks of paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
• Supportive leave of absence policies.
• Paid leave for new parents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed