Gatik
Head, Manufacturing
$200K–$270K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Dec 5, 2025
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics, or a closely related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Gatik participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program.
About the job
Leads strategy and end-to-end operations to scale production of Gatik’s autonomous freight vehicles, including production ramp, quality, supply chain, contract manufacturing, and field retrofits.
What you'll do
- Lead vehicle manufacturing operations, production ramp, factory planning, and process optimization.
- Manage contract manufacturing partners and drive quality, throughput, cost, and schedule performance.
- Develop manufacturing and quality systems and lead field retrofit, upgrade, service, and continuous-improvement programs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or manufacturing discipline.
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, including leadership scaling vehicle or complex hardware production.
- Experience leading manufacturing organizations and quality strategies, managing contract manufacturers, and building quality management systems.
- Hands-on experience with vehicle electronics integration, harnessing, sensor mounting, subsystem verification, and manufacturing ramp programs.
Pay
$200,000- $270,000 (base salary)
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