Director of Manufacturing and Quality

Bolt Graphics is a semiconductor startup based in Sunnyvale, CA building the fastest and most efficient graphics processors. We pride ourselves on our first principles approach to solving problems. We are energized by our mission to reduce the barrier of entry for content creation and consumption. Our goal is to enable everyone to easily create, simulate and consume immersive experiences as vividly as they can imagine them.

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Reporting directly to the VP of Manufacturing Operations, the Director of Manufacturing and Quality will hold complete accountability for the global manufacturing strategy, production execution, and end-to-end quality management of Bolt’s hardware portfolio. This leadership role spans the entire product lifecycle—from early NPI (New Product Introduction) and design-for-manufacturability (DFM) reviews to high‑volume mass production, factory consolidation, and field quality tracking.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of unifying multi‑site manufacturing footprints, establishing overseas extended factories (particularly in Asia), and scaling rigorous Quality Management Systems (QMS). You will lead a cross‑functional team of manufacturing, test, and quality engineers to achieve world‑class production yields and flawless execution.

• Production Footprint Optimization: Architect and execute the global manufacturing strategy, including the optimization of domestic facilities and the successful launch and stabilization of overseas extended factories.
• NPI to Mass Production Scaling: Drive the seamless operational handoff of complex hardware products from design engineering into high‑volume manufacturing. Establish robust New Product Introduction (NPI) playbooks.
• Capacity & Efficiency Optimization: Drive line balancing, automation initiatives, and factory layout designs tooptimizethroughput, maximize capital expenditure efficiency, and reduce cycle times.
• Vendor & CM Operations: Manage technical execution at tier‑1 Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and ODMs. Partner with Supply Chain to hold vendors accountable to strict operational SLAs.

• QMS Leadership: Own, scale, and continuously improve Bolt’s global Quality Management System (QMS) across all manufacturing sites and external partners, ensuring compliance with relevant international standards.
• Advanced Quality Planning: Embed Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, and Test (DFM/DFA/DFT) early in the product development cycle. Implement robust PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and control plans at all factory levels.
• Yield & Reliability Maximization: Drive rigorous statistical process control (SPC) on the factory floor. Analyze complex test data to root‑cause and eliminate component‑level, PCBA‑level, and system‑level failures.
• Closed‑Loop Corrective Action: Lead global failure analysis (FA) and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) processes for manufacturing escapes and field returns, ensuring engineering feedback loops are closed instantly.

• Organizational Scaling: Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing international team of Manufacturing, Test, and Supplier Quality Engineers.
• Executive Metrics Dashboard: Define, track, and regularly report on mission‑critical operational metrics (First Pass Yield, Cost of Poor Quality, OEE, Scrap Rate, and Field Defect Rates) to the VP of Operations and the executive leadership team.

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in hardware manufacturing operations, NPI, and quality engineering within high‑tech electronics, compute hardware, or complex electromechanical industries.

• Direct experience establishing and scaling overseas manufacturing facilities/extended factories (particularly in Taiwan, China, or Southeast Asia) and managing…