Associate Director of Prototype Fleet & Repair

Job description

Job requirements

• Deep understanding of field operations, fleet management, and repair execution for complex electromechanical systems: robotics, aerospace, or equivalent preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and scale technical teams (engineers and technicians) across multiple functions in a dynamic environment.
• Strong grasp of key fleet operations metrics (OEE, Availability, Utilization, MTTR, MTB Fall/Failure) and experience driving measurable improvement against them.
• Experience developing and maintaining repair processes, work instructions, and diagnostic playbooks for complex hardware systems.
• Familiarity with FRU strategy, spare parts planning, and min/max inventory management for field-deployed hardware.
• Proficiency with fleet tracking and asset management systems; comfort evaluating and implementing new tools as the program scales.
• Skilled at root cause analysis, Lean/continuous improvement methods, and driving cross-functional corrective action.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to represent the team clearly in leadership settings and at the floor level.