Senior Manager, Assembly Operations

The posting, as Hyliion wrote it

Hyliion is committed to creating innovative solutions that enable clean, flexible and affordable electricity production. The Company’s primary focus is to develop distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources to future-proof against an ever-changing energy economy.

Job Purpose

The Senior Manager, Assembly Operations is responsible for Core, Module, and Harness Assembly at the Cedar Park, Texas facility as KARNO production moves from development builds to repeatable production. Hyliion designs and builds the KARNO Power Module, a fuel-agnostic linear generator for data center, commercial and industrial, and defense applications, combining additive manufacturing with precision electromechanical assembly. The position runs the shop floor through Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People (SQDCP) performance, builds the standard work and discipline that make production predictable, and develops supervisors into front-line leaders. Designs are maturing, work instructions are evolving, and some assemblies are still being productionized, so the position brings structure to that environment without slowing the build. Continuous improvement is part of the daily work of the role. Leadership is exercised on the production floor by listening to the people doing the work and solving problems alongside them, with high standards and accountability delivered with respect.

AI at Hyliion

At Hyliion, AI is core to how we work. We equip every team member with leading AI tools and count on you to use them — to move faster, solve harder problems, and help us realize the full potential of KARNO technology for the world.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People (SQDCP) performance across Core, Module, and Harness Assembly, with defined metrics, visual management, and daily tiered accountability.
• Build a safety-first culture in an environment that includes high-voltage systems, pressurized assemblies, and heavy lifting and rigging, and lead incident investigations and corrective actions through closure.
• Partner with Quality to improve first-pass yield, contain escapes, and drive structured root cause and corrective action (8D, A3) on build issues.
• Deliver to the build plan by translating production schedules into staffing, shift, and capacity plans and managing schedule adherence day to day.
• Control labor efficiency, scrap, rework, and consumables, and support operating budget development for the assembly organization.
• Take ownership of assembly processes in transition from development to production, identifying gaps in work instructions, tooling, fixtures, and in-process test and closing them in partnership with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality.
• Establish takt, line balance, and flow as volumes ramp, and use capacity modeling to anticipate constraints before they reach the floor.
• Lead production readiness for new builds and process transfers into Cedar Park, including layo

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roduction floor rather than delegating it.

• Ability to develop people through coaching and teaching rather than directing.
• Ability to hold shop discipline standards consistently, fairly, and with respect, and to earn trust by listening to the people doing the work.

Role Classification and Working Conditions

This is a salaried, exempt-level position. This position typically works in a production/assembly/engineering lab environment.

Physical/Other Requirements

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to travel, as needed, by plane, automobile, etc., including very limited travel to the Milford, Ohio development facility.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods on the production floor.
• Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Direct Reports

This position has or may have direct reports.

We are not accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this role at this time.
Benefits:

• Medical Plans, with PPO or HDHP options
• Dental Plans, with buy-up option
• Vision Plan
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plans, with buy-up options
• Short Term Disability, paid for by the company
• Long Term Disability, paid for by the company
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401k/Roth 401k
• Voluntary Accident Plans
• Voluntary Critical Illness Plans
• Hospital Indemnity Plan

Hyliion is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, veteran status. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to otherwise participate in the employment selection process, please direct your inquires to Hyliion’s human resources department at HR@hyliion.com .