Description:
Air Q Limited is looking for a Head of Assembly & Integration to build and lead our Assembly & Integration function from the ground up.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for establishing the assembly organization, building the team, setting production standards, and ensuring efficient, high-quality assembly operations across multiple production streams.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and lead the Assembly & Integration organization, including hiring and developing Assembly Leads and Technicians.
- Establish work standards, staffing plans and shift structures ahead of facility go-live.
- Own assembly line performance across Low Volume, High Volume (S2), and Ad-Hoc/Launcher production streams.
- Monitor production throughput, quality, manpower utilization and schedule adherence.
- Ensure compliance with work instructions, quality standards and production schedules.
- Work closely with Industrialization and Process Engineering teams on work instructions, tooling and production readiness.
- Coordinate with component/tooling suppliers, subcontractors and contract manufacturers.
- Identify and escalate material, tooling, quality and production issues affecting line readiness.
- Drive Lean manufacturing, line balancing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure the Assembly & Integration function achieves required go-live and production readiness targets.
- Report assembly performance, staffing and quality KPIs to the VP of AIT.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in assembly or production leadership.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, UAV, or other regulated manufacturing environments is highly preferred.
- Proven experience in building, establishing or scaling a production/assembly organization.
- Strong experience in production planning, line balancing, manpower planning and industrialization.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality principles.
- Experience developing work instructions, staffing structures and shift plans.
- Strong understanding of Lean/production principles and continuous improvement.
- PMP, Six Sigma or other manufacturing leadership certification is an advantage.