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Salary: USD 110,000 - 120,000 / annual
Zeitview is an intelligent aerial imaging company serving solar, wind, insurance, construction, and critical infrastructure sectors across 70+ countries. The Hardware Production Program Manager will own end-to-end production planning, qualification, and lifecycle management for cutting-edge aerial sensors and robotic drone payloads.
Key responsibilities include:
**Production Program Management & NPI**: Create and manage comprehensive New Product Introduction (NPI) and repeat build timelines, ensuring procurement, staffing, tooling, and documentation are aligned. Balance hardware demand with field repair needs by partnering with operations and technicians. Manage procurement pipelines and BOMs with vendors for sourced components. Hire and develop staffing to meet production and sustainment volumes, leveraging external vendors when commercially viable. Maintain the single source of truth for build status, dependencies, and risk, escalating early when timelines are threatened.
**Sustaining Engineering & Cross-Functional Coordination**: Act as the primary technical bridge between engineering and operations teams to accelerate debugging and issue resolution. Coordinate troubleshooting of complex field issues and ensure clear ownership and root-cause documentation. Scope and implement process improvements for part tracking, unit history, and issue tracking as hardware scales. Track fleet-wide issues to identify common problems and develop field solutions to reduce costs and improve system performance. Anticipate production or field blockers and implement creative solutions to keep timelines on track.
**Requirements**: 5+ years in engineering, product development, hardware program management, or manufacturing, preferably with robotic, aerospace, or drone platforms. Proven track record driving hardware programs through influence across technicians, engineers, and vendors. Deep understanding of electro-mechanical assemblies, aerial sensors, and payload integration. Strong execution and agility in prioritizing competing demands and managing tight timelines. Process-driven mindset with demonstrated ability to develop tools, documentation, and SOPs. Exceptional communication skills translating technical issues for cross-functional stakeholders. Ability to travel up to 10% for distributed team support. Proficiency leveraging AI to solve operational challenges.
**Preferred qualifications**: PLM and ERP system experience, manufacturing tester experience (electrical, mechanical, reliability), and contract manufacturer management.
Hybrid role: 2 days/week in Mountain View office, remainder remote. Competitive salary ($110k–$120k base), bonus, stock options, comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and unlimited PTO.
