Manufacturing Lead – Machine Shop

Ulysses Inc. • San Francisco, CA

8d • $140,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We’re searching for a Manufacturing Lead – Machine Shop to join our world-class team. This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious, driven individual to mold the future of Ulysses’ products from single digit scale to tens of thousands. You’ll be working across disciplines - running and owning the CNC shop, optimizing production processes and exploring out-of-state manufacturing opportunities; and with engineering to improve designs for manufacturing, influencing the product philosophy. You’ll be working closely with our founder Colm to scale production of our core products.

Requirements

• Ability to self sufficiently program, setup, and run 3-axis, 5-axis, and Turning Jobs
• Knowledge of simultaneous 5 axis toolpath programming
• Be able to design and execute on fixturing solutions, be it for single parts or producing production ready fixtures for large quantity runs
• Proficient in metrology and inspecting parts for quality assurance
• Comfortable with Haas control
• Know how to maintain and obtain relationships with vendors for material, tooling, service, etc.
• You know how to give DFM feedback and work with engineers to make sure parts are production ready
• Have an interest in leadership and expansion planning
• You're an ambitious self-starter with an insatiable drive to win.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and can think like a founder.
• You embrace a gotta go fast mindset and refuse to settle for "good enough"
• You’re capable of working autonomously in dynamic environments
• You’re an exceptional machinist, having run medium to large scale CNC production and have a wealth of experience with both milling and turning
• You’re comfortable running a manufacturing facility, from coolant refills to production planning with our COO & CTO
• You can point to machining work you’ve done in the past that you’re proud of
• You can easily work with Fusion 360 CAM, and CAD programs such as SolidWorks or OnShape
• You have direct experience with MES programs such as First Resonance
• You’re obsessed with quality

Nice To Haves

• You’re familiar with running an ISO-9001 certification process, and implementing the corresponding quality control measures
• You have hands on experience with line balancing, running production to takt
• You’ve set up a machine shop from scratch before - from machine procurement to running the compressor lines
• Licensed forklift operator
• Obsession with creating good workflows, processes and organization to keep the shop streamlined as we grow bigger.

Responsibilities

• Machinist: Own, run and optimize the day to day operation of the production machine shop onsite in San Francisco
• Engineer: Work with engineering to optimize design for manufacturing and assembly
• Management: Work with our co-founder Colm to: Design the roadmap of and execute on scaling production capacity Vertically integrate key processes Explore out-of-state expansion opportunities Influence design decisions on fully integrated stock-to-product autonomous manufacturing and assembly

What This Job Offers

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