Director of Hardware
San Luis Obispo, California On-site
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About the role
We're building the future of UAS capabilities, and we're looking for exceptional talent to join us. If you're driven by hard problems, energized by rapid innovation, and ready to make an impact on next-generation flight systems, you belong here. The Director of Hardware leads Zone 5’s Mechanical and Electrical Engineering functions, developing world-class hardware capabilities and ensuring disciplined, high-velocity execution across all programs. This role owns the strategic direction, functional excellence, and organizational development of both ME and EE teams while partnering closely with Programs, Systems Engineering, and Manufacturing to deliver integrated aerospace systems. You will be accountable for building the people, processes, and architectures that enable Zone 5 to design, integrate, and produce hardware that is safe, reliable, manufacturable, and rapidly deployable.
What you'll bring
- 12+ years of hardware engineering experience in aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, or equivalent.
- 5+ years leading engineering managers or multi-disciplinary hardware teams.
- Demonstrated experience developing hardware architectures and scaling engineering processes.
- Strong understanding of DFMA, configuration control, integration workflows, and test readiness.
- Ability to lead in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment with multiple active programs.
- Experience in UAS, missiles, loitering munitions, or complex electromechanical systems.
- Familiarity with Solidworks, Altium, MBSE environments (Cameo), EVM, and AS6500-aligned program execution.
- Experience collaborating with vertically integrated manufacturing operations.