Production Supervisor (Energetics)

Location: Victorville, California, United States. Onsite production role with extended hours, alternate shifts, and weekends as needed. U.S. work authorization or eligibility for required ITAR authorizations is required.

Salary: $110,000–$140,000 USD annually, plus performance-based incentives and equity participation.

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing defense technology startup founded in 2023 that develops autonomous defense platforms and decentralized defense systems for the United States and its allies.

What you will do

• Lead daily production across composite fabrication, airframe assembly, subassembly integration, avionics, and final unmanned aircraft vehicle builds.
• Supervise, coach, and develop technicians and lead technicians while maintaining accountability and technical execution.
• Drive production schedule attainment by balancing labor, tooling, materials, cure cycles, inspection hold points, and integration needs.
• Ensure compliance with released work instructions, engineering drawings, specifications, configuration control, traceability, and manufacturing-record requirements.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and Test teams to resolve constraints and maintain build flow.
• Enforce safe work practices, workmanship and dimensional standards, PPE and hazardous-material procedures, FOD prevention, 5S, tool accountability, calibration, and corrective and preventive actions.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in aerospace, defense, aviation, or another high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role such as Production Supervisor or equivalent shop-floor team leadership.
• Experience supporting composite fabrication, structural assembly, mechanical integration, or final assembly in an aerospace production environment.
• Experience with GD&T, ASME Y14.5, and AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Experience with manufacturing software systems such as JIRA, ERP/MRP, MES, or PLM.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, assembly documentation, and workmanship standards.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate across production, engineering, quality, planning, and program teams.
• Ability to work extended hours or alternate shifts as needed to support production schedules, including weekends.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations for ITAR-controlled information.

Nice to have

• Experience with new product introduction, low-rate initial production, or production ramp in unmanned or flight vehicle programs.
• Knowledge of configuration management, nonconformance reporting, RCCA, and aerospace-hardware traceability requirements.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or similar aerospace quality management systems.
• Experience leading teams in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of production flow across fabrication, assembly, inspection, and test interfaces.
• Experience implementing lean manufacturing, 5S, visual management, and continuous improvement practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Retirement savings and paid time off.
• Performance-based incentives and stock options or equity participation.
• Funding for continuing education, training, and career growth.
• Compensation transparency and a focus on equitable, market-aligned pay.