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Director of Sustainment

Hawthorne, California

$175k-$220k / year

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead sustainment operations for deployed radar and mission systems at a fast-growing defense tech company. Your work will ensure fleet operational readiness and drive depot repair, lifecycle support, and cross-functional coordination.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Lead depot and repair operations
  • Own repair throughput, turnaround time, and fleet readiness metrics
  • Drive field-failure investigations and corrective action coordination
  • Develop spares, obsolescence, and lifecycle support strategies
  • Stand up sustainment SOPs, workflows, and reporting infrastructure

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 10+ years in sustainment, depot operations, or repair operations
  • 5+ years of leadership experience
  • Experience supporting complex aerospace, defense, RF, or electronics hardware
  • Strong operational leadership capability in high-tempo environments

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience supporting deployed defense systems
  • Familiarity with FRACAS, serialized tracking, and depot repair workflows
  • Experience scaling sustainment organizations

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO
  • ๐Ÿฑ Free daily lunch
  • ๐Ÿฅ Medical, dental, vision 100% paid
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ 401k with 50% match up to 6%
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Pre-IPO stock option grants

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Panel Interviewยท 60 min
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