Head of Manufacturing

About Lumafield: 

Lumafield was founded in 2019 to upgrade manufacturing.

We are engineers with deep experience across the product development cycle, from initial ideas to shipping hardware, across industries and specializations, who became frustrated by the cost and complexity of modern manufacturing. So we decided to upgrade it.

Engineers make million-dollar decisions every day, and they need tools that give them the greatest possible insight into their products. By offering unprecedented visibility into products, as well as AI-driven tools that highlight problems and generate quantitative data, Lumafield promises to revolutionize the way complex products are created, manufactured, and used across industries. We started with industrial CT scanning, which for us was the most valuable but underutilized tool in the manufacturing toolbox, enabling us to rapidly inspect essential components non-destructively.

We rebuilt the whole system, from X-ray capture, to computer vision analysis, to web-based collaboration, to the entire business model, making the most advanced manufacturing tech more accessible to every industry. Our company, like our platform, is designed for upgrades. We’re building for greater intelligence, autonomy, and speed. For deeper vision, operational excellence, and powerful insights. And then we'll upgrade it all again.

Lumafield is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, and has an office in San Francisco, CA.

About the role: 

Lumafield is looking for an experienced Head of Manufacturing to lead the next phase of our manufacturing growth. Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, you’ll own end-to-end production of all Lumafield hardware at our in-house factory, as well as the supply chain and systems that support it. You’ll transform prototype-centric processes into scalable manufacturing operations, leading a team of engineers and technicians on the production floor to drive yield, quality, and cost efficiency.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a leadership role at a formative stage of Lumafield’s growth, and to help shape a high-performing manufacturing organization from the ground up as part of a world-class team.

Lumafield is changing the way the world makes everything. If you are interested in joining a well-funded growth stage company and having a significant impact on innovative hardware products, this is the perfect opportunity for you to become a part of the Lumafield team!

This role will be located in Everett, MA. You may be required to travel up to 10%, depending on local, state and federal regulations and recommendations pertaining to COVID-19.

• Develop and execute the manufacturing roadmap, balancing speed, cost, and quality to support 2-3x revenue growth YoY.
• Build, mentor, and scale a multidisciplinary team (engineers, technicians, supply chain, manufacturing operations), fostering a culture of accountability, speed, quality, and teamwork.
• Define, track, and report key production metrics to company leadership on a regular basis, driving transparency and continuous improvement.
• Partner with the hardware, software, and systems teams to ensure design-for-manufacturability, smooth handoffs, and rapid issue resolution.
• Develop a deep understanding of our supply chain, negotiate and manage critical supplier relationships, and proactively identify and mitigate risks to ensure business continuity, quality, and cost control.
• Own the manufacturing budget, including headcount planning, capital purchases, and ongoing operational costs.
• Plan for future growth, including space, infrastructure, and tooling requirements to support scaling production capacity and team size.
• Drive execution relentlessly, ensuring deadlines are met, timelines don’t slip, and issues are resolved with urgency.

• Have 10+ years of experience in manufacturing and operations, including leadership roles overseeing in-house production and cross-functional teams.
• Have successfully scaled manufacturing teams, systems, and processes in a fast-paced startup or growth-stage company
• Are both strategic and hands-on; you’re comfortable shifting from long-term planning to rolling your sleeves up to solve a problem yourself.
• Have a demonstrated track record of hiring exceptional talent.
• Lead with accountability.
• Thrive in ambiguity, stay calm under pressure, and bring structure and clarity to complex challenges.
• Are a proactive and clear communicator.
• Have experience working in an ISO 9001 quality system or a regulated field industry like Aerospace or Medical Devices (e.g. an AS9100 or ISO 13485 quality system).
• Take full ownership of outcomes and do whatever is needed to deliver results.

• Experience designing and/or building complex electromechanical products
• Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement frameworks
• Experience working in a highly cross-functional, fast-paced startup environment
• Prior experience planning and managing facility expansions and capital equipment purchases

Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation, as well as a health & wellness stipend, 401k, parental leave, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, company wide events and more! 

Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, because the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills don’t meet every single requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway – If you’re excited about our technology, the opportunity, and are eager to learn more we’d love to hear from you!  

In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or veteran status. 

Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.