Director, Manufacturing Finance, Hardware Defense & Robotics

You will own financial planning, CapEx modeling, working capital analysis, and reporting for production at a defense startup shipping autonomous counter-drone systems to SOCOM and the U.S. Army, on a trajectory to $1B annual revenue. You will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program Execution leadership, providing financial clarity on capacity planning, inventory, and cash flow. This hands-on role blends deep manufacturing finance expertise with strategic influence, bridging operational decisions and financial reality. Your work will directly shape production scaling and liquidity management in a high-stakes defense environment, with the backing of founders who have exited two ventures for a combined $180M.

Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Engineering and Enablement at a defense robotics start-up shipping autonomous counter-drone systems. Own budgets, forecasts, and reporting forEngineering and enabling functions including IT, Facilities, and People. Build tools and processes to scale as the company targets ~$1B in annual revenue. On-site in Austin, TX.

You will own the budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting for Engineering and Enablement at a defense startup shipping autonomous counter-drone systems to SOCOM and the U.S. Army, on a path to $1B in annual revenue. You will partner directly with functional leaders to ground spend and headcount in financial reality, and stand up the tools and cadence FP&A runs on. This execution-focused role offers high visibility and direct impact on strategic decisions, with a clear path to scale as the company grows.

FP&A Manager leading the financial planning and analysis function at a high-growth defense hardware company in production. Own budgeting, forecasting, and KPI development as the business scales toward $1B in annual revenue. Partner with VP of FP&A and senior leaders across Manufacturing, Government Contracts, and Operations in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment.

You will own the financial modeling and cross-functional projects that drive Standard Bots from prototype to high-volume production. Reporting to the VP of Operations, you will build margin models, ROI cases, and factory expansion plans that shape pricing and capital allocation. You will work directly with the executive team, including the Co-Founder who leads Finance, and partner with Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, and Quality. This role stands apart blending product economics, manufacturing finance, and sourcing analysis with the autonomy to drive high-impact decisions.

Lead consolidated financial reporting and forecasting for hardware organizations. Deliver integrated P&L views across R&D Product Revenue COGS and OpEx. Establish and run financial operating cadence including monthly close forecasting and variance analysis. Serve as finance partner to hardware finance leads central FP&A and accounting. Design and manage consolidated forecasting and reporting models that integrate inputs from product finance revenue and r&d. Build and maintain hardware financial systems driving standardization automation and scalability. Own the hardware chart of accounts and financial structures. Provide executive-ready insights including variance explanations and forward-looking signals. Establish data governance and quality controls for trusted financial outputs. Support portfolio-level decisions by enabling consistent comparisons across hardware programs. Contribute to scaling hardware finance infrastructure. Thrive with 8+ years finance experience hardware manufacturing or complex supply chain. Passion for building world-class finance teams. Demonstrate expert modeling skills with attention to detail. Communicate data insights effectively. Show enthusiasm for human-computer interface for AI era.