About Sentradel
Over 90 percent of combat deaths in Ukraine are caused by small drones. In Colombia, over 100 military and police officers have been killed by cartel operated drones. Shahed drones hit civilian and military targets across the Middle East uncontested. Unjammable fiber optic and AI controlled drones are making the threat cheaper, faster, and harder to stop. The problem is here now and it is accelerating.
Sentradel is a defense startup in San Francisco building autonomous, low cost kinetic turret systems designed to defeat Group 1 and FPV drone threats. We have shot down dozens of drones in live fire testing. We have active Department of War research agreements, commercial partnerships, and sales with defense contractors.
How we work
Full time, in person at our San Francisco office. We also travel and test at our Nevada range, and across the US at demos with partners and customers.
Job Overview
We are looking for a Head of Manufacturing to run our machine shop. Every part produced in house goes through you: fixturing, toolpaths, and shop organization.
Responsibilities
• Fixturing, toolpaths, tooling, and shop organization
• Design and machine custom fixtures
• Set up toolholders, tool offsets, and work offsets
• Work closely with engineering team to keep parts optimized for manufacturability
Qualifications
• Several years of experience managing a full sized CNC
• Experience with a 3 axis CNC
• Extensive Fusion 360 experience with CAD and CAM
• Experience in a machine shop or company built on rapid iteration
Low-cost, autonomous kinetic defense against small drones. Designed for drones that are trying to hurt people. Built for deployment at scale.
Key team members
Cameron Rowe
Q Duong
Sriram Bhimaraju
Michael Shilov
Jobr aggregates jobs directly from company career portals — no middlemen. Our team applies on your behalf with AI-tailored resumes, reviewed by a human before submission.