Applied Intuition
Head of Hardware Manufacturing Operations
$275K–$335K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in hardware operations and supply chain management; 7+ years directly building and leading engineering and operations teams.
- Education
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field.
About the job
Build and lead Applied Intuition’s hardware manufacturing operations function, managing suppliers, global supply chains, teams, and production of physical AI hardware.
What you'll do
- Establish the hardware operations department and lead its multidisciplinary team.
- Select and manage domestic and international suppliers, global supply chains, audits, negotiations, and yield optimization.
- Drive NPI, DFx, quality assurance, and mass production across the company’s hardware sectors.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field.
- 12+ years of experience in hardware operations and supply chain management.
- 7+ years of direct experience building and leading engineering and operations teams.
- Consumer electronics manufacturing experience plus experience in at least one listed sector; expertise in contract manufacturing, PCBA, final assembly, FATE/ATE testing, yield optimization, supplier pipelines, BOM costing, vendor audits, and quality control systems.
Nice to have
- Experience shipping complex hardware from early prototyping through high-volume production.
- Experience with dual-use or defense hardware compliance and export requirements, or global tier-1 suppliers and contract manufacturers.
Pay
$275K – $335K USD base salary
Tools
PCBA, FATE/ATE, BOM, ISO 9001, IATF 16949
AI focus
Manufacturing operations for physical AI hardware products.
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