Head, Manufacturing

<h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Who we are</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.&nbsp;</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">About the role</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">As Head of Manufacturing at Gatik, you will lead the strategy and execution for scaling production of our fully autonomous freight vehicles into high-volume manufacturing. This role owns end-to-end vehicle manufacturing operations — including production ramp and optimization, quality systems, supply chain execution, and field retrofit programs — ensuring world-class reliability, safety, and operational performance across our commercial fleet.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">You will build and lead a high-performing team of engineers and technicians while partnering closely with internal hardware and fleet operations teams, as well as external contract manufacturing partners, to implement repeatable, cost-efficient, and scalable production processes for a safety-critical platform already deployed in active commercial operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The ideal candidate brings deep experience in automotive manufacturing, hardware production scaling, quality systems, and contract manufacturing operations within complex vehicle or robotics platforms.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role requires working onsite five days a week from our Mountain View headquarters.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">What you'll do</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="1330" data-end="1481">Lead vehicle manufacturing operations across production ramp and high-volume execution for Gatik’s autonomous freight fleet.</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="1330" data-end="1481"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own relationships with external contract manufacturing partners, driving quality, throughput, cost optimization, and schedule performance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="1330" data-end="1481"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own factory floor planning, line layout, and production process optimization to ensure efficient throughput, space utilization, and overall manufacturing flow.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="1629" data-end="1787"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Develop and execute long-term manufacturing and quality strategies, establishing scalable production systems aligned with regulatory and safety standards.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="1790" data-end="1929"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead field retrofit and upgrade programs for vehicles already in operation, coordinating service, engineering, and manufacturing teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="1932" data-end="2052"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Support critical service &amp; maintenance escalations, ensuring rapid response for complex hardware repairs or recalls.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2055" data-end="2188"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Define and enforce build documentation, manufacturing procedures, and quality processes using automotive industry best practices.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2303" data-end="2486"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Establish best-in-class standards for the installation, integration, and verification of automotive electronics, harnessing, compute platforms, sensors, and electrical subsystems.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2489" data-end="2677"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Partner cross-functionally with Autonomy Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Programs, Fleet Operations, Supply Chain, and Safety to bring vehicles from design into reliable production.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2680" data-end="2788"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Drive continuous improvement across cost, yield, cycle time, reliability, and field performance metrics.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">What we’re looking for</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2828" data-end="2959"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics, or a closely related discipline.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2828" data-end="2959"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">10+ years of progressive manufacturing experience, with demonstrated leadership in scaling vehicle or complex hardware production environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="2962" data-end="3115"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Proven leadership experience building and running manufacturing organizations within automotive, EV, AV, robotics, or complex hardware platforms.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3118" data-end="3251"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Demonstrated success developing and executing manufacturing and quality strategies that enable scale and operational reliability.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3254" data-end="3352"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Deep experience managing contract manufacturing partners and multi-vendor production networks.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3355" data-end="3473"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Hands-on background with vehicle electronics integration, harnessing, sensor mounting, and subsystem verification.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3476" data-end="3573"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Strong track record leading Quality teams and establishing robust quality management systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3576" data-end="3660"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Ability to drive cost improvement, efficiency gains, and production scalability.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3663" data-end="3776"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Solid project leadership experience managing builds, retrofits, NPI efforts, and manufacturing ramp programs.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3779" data-end="3870"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Experience operating at a senior strategic level while remaining hands-on in execution.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;" data-start="3873" data-end="3907"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Strong technical understanding of:</span> <ul data-start="3910" data-end="4089"> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Automotive manufacturing processes</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Electrical/compute hardware integration</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Vehicle assembly and verification procedures</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Safety-critical production environments</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Salary Range - $200,000- $270,000</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">More about Gatik</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the <em>first and only</em> company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy.&nbsp; By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Visit us at <a href="http://gatik.ai/">Gatik</a> for more company information and <a href="https://gatik.ai/careers/">Careers at Gatik</a> for more open roles.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Notable News</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bloomberg: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/autonomous-trucking-firm-gatik-inks-contracts-worth-600-million">Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2026/01/28/hundreds-of-gatik-robot-delivery-trucks-headed-for-us-roads/?utm_campaign=ForbesMainLI&amp;utm_source=ForbesMainLinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=social">Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes:<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbishop1/2025/09/23/gatik-and-loblaw-announce-largest-commercial-deployment-of-av-trucks/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks</span></a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/09/05/forget-robotaxis-upstart-gatik-sees-middle-mile-deliveries-as-the-path-to-profitable-avs/?sh=52b7a7866e61">Forget robotaxis. Upstart Gatik sees middle-mile deliveries as the path to profitable AVs</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Tech Brew: <a href="https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2024/09/06/gatik-ai-richard-steiner-regulations-av-industry">Gatik AI exec unpacks the regulations that could shape the AV industry</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Business Wire: <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008155613/en/Gatik-Paves-the-Way-for-Safe-Driverless-Operations-%E2%80%98Freight-Only%E2%80%99-at-Scale-with-Industry-First-Third-Party-Safety-Assessment-Framework">Gatik Paves the Way for Safe Driverless Operations (‘Freight-Only’) at Scale with Industry-First Third-Party Safety Assessment Framework</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Auto Futures: <a href="https://www.autofutures.tv/news-features/autonomous-trucking-group-gatik-secures-investment-from-nippon-express-holdings/s/e125e5df-220b-42b6-b2df-754f54d602a9">Autonomous Trucking Group Gatik Secures Investment From NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Automotive News: <a href="https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/gatik-prepares-launch-self-driving-trucks-scale">Gatik foresees hundreds of self-driving trucks on road soon, and that's just the beginning</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbishop1/2024/05/30/isuzu-and-gatik-go-all-in-to-scale-up-driverless-freight-services/">Isuzu And Gatik Go All In To Scale Up Driverless Freight Services</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-24/autonomous-vehicle-startup-takes-off-by-picking-off-easier-routes">Autonomous Vehicle Startup Takes Off by Picking Off Easier Routes</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/driverless-vehicles-limited-routes-bump-along-despite-us-robotaxi-scrutiny-2023-12-13/">Driverless vehicles on limited routes bump along despite US robotaxi scrutiny</a></span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Taking care of our team</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>