Director of Manufacturing

About EnduranceEndurance is building the world's first modular subsea geothermal power plants, converting vast thermal resources under the ocean into gigawatts of baseload power. Backed by First Round Capital and Point72 Ventures, our founding team includes veterans from SpaceX, Helion, and Robinhood. We have completed multiple deep ocean deployments and are launching our generation pilot this year. By leveraging manufacturing scale, efficient drilling, and latent cooling on the seafloor, we are pioneering a new category of energy that outperforms traditional sources on both environmental impact and cost.What You'll Be DoingAs the Director of Manufacturing at Endurance Energy, you will own the development, execution, and scaling of our manufacturing capability, from hands-on prototype builds today to production systems capable of deploying fleets of subsea power plants in the future.This is not a role for someone who only manages from spreadsheets or meetings. You will be directly responsible for ensuring critical hardware gets built, integrated, and delivered on aggressive timelines. In the near term, that means owning manufacturing readiness and execution for major deployment campaigns, including procurement coordination, fabrication scheduling, floor operations, staffing, tooling, inventory, quality, and production flow.You will be expected to operate with extreme ownership over hardware delivery. If a critical assembly is slipping, a weld procedure is failing, a vendor misses schedule, or a facility constraint blocks progress, you are the person driving resolution.At the same time, you will build the long-term manufacturing organization and infrastructure required to scale Endurance into a world-class energy company. This includes developing internal fabrication capabilities, improving production systems and layout, hiring elite technical talent, defining manufacturing standards, implementing inventory and traceability systems, and planning future facilities and factory operations.The ideal candidate is equally comfortable personally assembling hardware on the floor, reviewing machining setups, negotiating vendor lead times, planning factory layouts, building high-performing manufacturing teams, and defining the operational architecture of a future gigawatt-scale energy company.You will work closely with engineering, test, offshore operations, and leadership to ensure hardware moves from design to deployment with speed, quality, and operational rigor.This is a highly hands-on leadership role for someone who wants to build both hardware and the manufacturing machine behind it.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn manufacturing execution and hardware delivery for major development and deployment campaignsBuild and lead a world-class manufacturing organization including technicians, welders, machinists, and fabricatorsDrive day-to-day floor operations including fabrication scheduling, assembly flow, staffing, prioritization, and production readinessDevelop internal manufacturing capabilities including welding, machining, fabrication, integration, tooling, and production infrastructureEstablish scalable manufacturing systems, standards, workflows, documentation, and operational processesOwn inventory systems, material flow, tooling management, and production traceabilityPartner with engineering teams to improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, reliability, and operational robustnessIdentify manufacturing bottlenecks and aggressively drive resolution to protect critical hardware milestonesDevelop facility plans, production layouts, equipment roadmaps, and future factory expansion strategiesSupport rapid prototyping and iterative development while simultaneously building scalable production processesEstablish quality standards and inspection practices for fabricated, welded, machined, and assembled hardwareOperate directly on the floor when needed to unblock critical builds, support integration efforts, and maintain execution velocityBuild a culture of craftsmanship, accountability, urgency, safety, and operational excellence across the manufacturing organizationCollaborate closely with integration & test, engineering, and offshore operations teams to ensure systems are manufacturable, testable, deployable, and maintainableQualifications8+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, fabrication, integration, or hardware operations roles involving complex mechanical or electromechanical systemsDemonstrated experience leading manufacturing teams in fast-paced hardware environmentsStrong hands-on background in fabrication, machining, welding, mechanical assembly, or manufacturing operationsTrack record of owning hardware delivery schedules and executing under aggressive timelinesExperience building or scaling manufacturing capabilities, production systems, or factory operationsStrong understanding of manufacturing workflows, supply chain coordination, tooling, quality systems, and production planningExperience hiring, developing, and leading high-performing technical teamsAbility to operate effectively across both strategic planning and hands-on executionStrong mechanical intuition and ability to rapidly identify and resolve manufacturing and integration issuesExperience working closely with engineering teams during prototype and production transitionsHigh ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive large operational scopesStrong communication and organizational skills in multidisciplinary technical environmentsWillingness to operate hands-on in prototype builds, integration activities, and field operations when requiredPreferred SkillsExperience in aerospace, subsea, marine, energy, automotive, or other high-performance hardware industriesExperience supporting low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environmentsBackground in welding, machining, fabrication, or advanced manufacturing processesExperience building manufacturing organizations from early-stage prototype operations through scaled productionFamiliarity with ERP, MRP, inventory management, and production tracking systemsExperience designing production layouts, tooling strategies, or manufacturing infrastructureStrong understanding of DFM, DFA, production quality systems, and reliability considerationsExperience managing contract manufacturers, fabrication vendors, or distributed supply chainsHands-on experience with precision mechanical systems, pressure systems, structural fabrication, or thermal systemsExperience operating in high-urgency engineering organizations with aggressive hardware schedulesBenefits & PerksGlobal Fieldwork: Travel to fascinating deployment sites along oceanic ridges in locations like the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, and the AzoresHands-on Experience: Participate in sea trials and deployment operations in partnership with leading oceanographic institutionsCutting-edge Development: Work with technology that spans high-power electronics, marine systems, and clean energyImpactful Work: Help solve one of the world's most pressing challengesCompetitive Compensation: Comprehensive salary and equity packagesBenefits: Vision, Dental, Health insurance coverageDive Certification: Company-sponsored recreational dive certification