Firestorm is seeking an Operational Sustainment Lead to join their growing team in San Diego. The role owns the design and integration of Firestorm's initial delivery and post-delivery sustainment model across deployed drone platforms and xCell manufacturing systems.
Requirements
- Develop and implement an enterprise-wide security strategy aligned with company objectives and defense contract requirements.
- Engage directly with defense and military customers to understand sustainment structures and operational constraints
- Ensure Firestorm delivery and sustainment models align with customer logistics processes and inventory frameworks
- Identify logistics friction points early and adapt support models accordingly
- Support deployment planning with sustainment considerations embedded from the outset
- Define spare parts provisioning models for deployed drone platforms
- Establish field-replaceable unit (FRU) strategies and recommended spare kits
- Develop consumable burn-rate models for Firestorm's xCell systems
- Architect preventive maintenance and replacement cadence guidance for xCell systems
- Translate operational tempo, including flight hours and production volume, into material demand signals
- Design field repair, refurbishment, and return-material authorization (RMA) processes
- Establish field readiness metrics tied to supply availability & define resupply trigger logic and inventory positioning recommendations for fielded products
- Monitor supply-driven downtime and lead corrective action analysis
- Partner with Engineering to ensure product design supports field-level maintainability
- Proactively align with Supply Chain on buffer strategy and lead-time risk
- Support Program and Customer Success teams with sustainment planning inputs
- Provide sustainment assumptions to Finance and Business Development for contract planning, while commercial ownership remains with those teams
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and visions plans
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Equity grants for new hires
- Unlimited PTO
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar
- Generous Parental Leave
- Lifestyle Spending Account
- FSA
- DCFSA
- HSA
- Hospital Indemnity insurance
- Critical Illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Basic Life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Mental Health Resources
