Sr Supervisor, Production (R6040)

Dallas · USD 92,000-130,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

The Sr Supervisor, Production leads a team of avionics and electrical assembly technicians in the development of advanced autonomous aircraft.
This role focuses on building production processes, managing disciplined manufacturing environments, and overseeing the transition from prototype to flight-ready hardware.

Lead technicians in avionics and electrical assembly, integration, functional testing, troubleshooting, and inspection support.
Oversee work assignment, workload prioritization, coaching, mentoring, training, and performance feedback.
Maintain control of manufacturing environments, ensuring adherence to safety, ESD/FOD prevention, and configuration-management compliance.
Guide disciplined troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across electrical, electronic, wiring, sensor, power, and data-interface systems.
Interpret harness and PCBA schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and configuration-controlled documentation.
Use production and test data to identify risks, drive continuous improvement, and make operational decisions.
Lead production-readiness execution for prototype, developmental, and first-article hardware/software.
Develop and manage prototype and pre-production build schedules, readiness milestones, and recovery plans.
Capture technician feedback and lessons learned to update documentation, tooling, and processes.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Production Planning to ensure material and tooling readiness.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent technical experience in avionics or aerospace production.
5+ years of hands-on experience leading technicians or teams in aerospace, defense, UAS, or advanced manufacturing.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment.
Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance.

Experience leading avionics or electrical assembly and integration teams within aerospace, defense, UAS, or other complex hardware manufacturing environments.
Proven expertise with electrical and avionics troubleshooting, system-level diagnostics, and root-cause analysis.
Strong proficiency reading and interpreting engineering schematics, wiring diagrams, ICDs, bills of material, and work instructions.
Demonstrated success building technician capabilities, establishing production processes, and supporting early prototype through first-article manufacturing.