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Head of Manufacturing

Gatik
Mountain View, California
Full Time
Posted March 7, 2026
$200k - $270k
Automotive Manufacturing
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Job Description

The Head of Manufacturing at Gatik is responsible for leading the scaling, optimization, and management of high-volume production of autonomous freight vehicles, ensuring quality, safety, and operational efficiency across manufacturing processes and partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead vehicle manufacturing operations for high-volume production of autonomous freight vehicles.
  • Manage relationships with external contract manufacturing partners to ensure quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.
  • Oversee factory floor planning, line layout, and process optimization for efficient manufacturing flow.
  • Develop and implement scalable manufacturing and quality strategies compliant with safety and regulatory standards.
  • Coordinate field retrofit and upgrade programs for vehicles in operation, including service and engineering teams.
  • Support maintenance escalations, hardware repairs, and recalls to ensure vehicle reliability.
  • Establish and enforce manufacturing procedures, build documentation, and quality processes based on industry best practices.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to transition vehicle designs into reliable production.
  • Drive continuous improvement in cost, yield, cycle time, reliability, and field performance metrics.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics, or a closely related discipline.
  • 10 years of progressive manufacturing experience, with demonstrated leadership in scaling vehicle or complex hardware production environments.
  • Proven leadership experience building and running manufacturing organizations within automotive, electric vehicle (EV), autonomous vehicle (AV), robotics, or complex hardware platforms.
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing manufacturing and quality strategies that enable scale and operational reliability.
  • Deep experience managing contract manufacturing partners and multi-vendor production networks.
  • Hands-on background with vehicle electronics integration, harnessing, sensor mounting, and subsystem verification.
  • Strong track record leading Quality teams and establishing robust quality management systems.
  • Ability to drive cost improvement, efficiency gains, and production scalability.
  • Solid project leadership experience managing builds, retrofits, NPI efforts, and manufacturing ramp programs.
  • Experience operating at a senior strategic level while remaining hands-on in execution.
  • Strong technical understanding of automotive manufacturing processes, including vehicle assembly and verification procedures.
  • Knowledge of safety-critical production environments.

Benefits & Perks

Salary Range - 200,000-270,000
Work schedule - Onsite five days a week
Work environment perks - Collaborative, respectful, and inclusive culture emphasizing diversity and growth
Additional benefits - Opportunities to contribute to innovative autonomous vehicle technology, involvement in high-volume manufacturing and scaling operations, and a chance to work in a safety-critical, cutting-edge industry

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