SVP of Manufacturing

About Lynk :

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Lynk is the only patented, proven, and commercially-operational satellite-direct-to-standard-phone (sat2phone) system in the world. We will enable all 8 billion people on the planet to stay connected with the existing standard phone in their pocket. Everywhere. No matter what.

By joining Lynk, you will have the opportunity to directly touch the lives of billions. Your mission will be to bring mobile broadband to billions, pull hundreds of millions out of poverty, and save countless lives.

Job Summary :

The SVP of Manufacturing will be responsible for leading all manufacturing operations for Lynk and will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. The SVP of Manufacturing will be a key member of Lynk’s senior executive team and a contributor to Lynk’s overall strategy; you will work closely with the CTO, COO, Chief Engineer, and SVP of Engineering to rapidly scale Lynk’s satellite production to support Lynk’s core business plan.

You will be primarily responsible for designing, implementing, tooling, and staffing Lynk’s satellite production facilities. You will continuously and methodically scale our current production capabilities to hundreds of satellites per month to launch and deploy thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit per year. At a continuous rate of production, the facilities will refresh the entire constellation over the course of a few years to constantly improve capabilities. You will be producing satellites that must simultaneously be affordable, high-quality and deliver continuous improvement in performance.

You will become intimately familiar with Lynk’s spacecraft design, how we build them today, and how the design will evolve over time. You will be tasked with the continuous enhancement, improvement, and automation of Lynk’s spacecraft production and Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) procedures and processes. You will actively participate in and influence make-buy decisions and establish organizational capabilities to match Lynk’s growth strategy. As we grow, you will actively work to lower costs, improve quality, and reduce or remove risks within Lynk’s production operations. To do so, you will question every requirement, eliminate requirements where possible, simplify and optimize operations, accelerate production cycles, and automate processes as appropriate. Lynk’s approach is based on a never-ending production cycle using generational block upgrades.

The ideal candidate will excel in a fast-paced rapidly-scaling satellite production environment quickly understand the technical design of Lynk’s satellites. You will have a track record of standing up and operating manufacturing facilities that utilize, design and produce large volumes of technically complex machines, robots, tools, and / or equipment.

Core Responsibilities :

• Oversee all manufacturing operations across Lynk’s manufacturing facilities. You will be responsible for every aspect of standing up Lynk’s satellite production facilities and recruiting, leading, and training the production teams.
• Lead the development of Lynk’s manufacturing and production teams and processes to scale from building, integrating and testing a few satellites per month to hundreds of satellites per month.
• Plan, prioritize, and simplify manufacturing requirements and then implement manufacturing designs / processes to meet those requirements.
• Ensure the manufacturing team engages extremely closely with Lynk’s design, product and technology teams to :

Understand satellite designs and suggest design modifications for manufacturing and product improvement.

Qualifications :

Job Location :

Washington, DC area initially

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