Vice President of Operations

At Continuous Composites Inc., we are redefining what is possible in advanced manufacturing. Our unique CF3D® technology for composite 3D printing opens new frontiers in Aerospace and Defense. We thrive on innovation, rapid iteration, and empowering every team member to take initiative and drive breakthrough solutions. Our mission is to transform industrial manufacturing through pioneering research, creative problem-solving, and relentless execution.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Vice President of Operations to own and drive the operational engine at Continuous Composites. This is not a role where you inherit a mature operation and optimize at the margins. This is a role where you take a strong foundation—an experienced manufacturing team, a growing project management function, and a world-class applications engineering group—and build the systems, discipline, and tempo needed to execute at a level that matches the urgency of the programs we serve.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead manufacturing, facilities, application engineering, project management, supply chain, inventory, and quality. The pieces are in place. What’s needed is a leader who can connect them, accelerate them, and hold the entire operation to a standard of execution that our customers expect.

Our revenue is driven primarily by government contracts to develop our CF3D® technology and produce high-performance aerospace and defense components, alongside machine sales and parts production. Program execution is the lifeblood of this company. If you believe that speed, quality, and accountability are not at odds with each other—that the best teams deliver all three—we want to talk to you.

What You’ll Do

• Own Program Execution: This is priority one. Take the contracts we have and deliver on them—on time, on budget, and at the quality level our customers require. Drive alignment across engineering, applications, and project management so that schedules are real, priorities are clear, and deadlines are met. When programs slip, you are the person who knows why before anyone else does and has already acted to fix it.
• Build a Culture of Speed and Accountability: We compete against legacy defense manufacturers by moving faster and executing smarter. Build the team skills, operational cadence, and culture that makes that real—not as a slogan, but as a measurable reality. Develop your people, raise the bar, and create an environment where high performers thrive and results are what matter.
• Lead Manufacturing Operations: Oversee all manufacturing activity including composite printing, post-processing, and assembly. Drive continuous improvement in throughput, yield, and cost. Scale production processes as program volume grows, ensuring our manufacturing capability stays ahead of customer demand.
• Drive Application Engineering Execution: Work closely with the Application Engineering team to ensure day-to-day technical execution is on track. Identify bottlenecks, resource constraints, and technical risks early. Coordinate with the sales team to ensure customer commitments are grounded in operational reality and that the team is set up to deliver.
• Professionalize Supply Chain & Quality: Build out supply chain and quality functions that can support a growing defense business. Today we have purchasing; tomorrow we need a supply chain that can manage lead times, vendor qualification, and inventory across multiple active programs. Establish quality systems and processes that meet defense customer expectations and position the company for growth.
• Manage Facilities & Infrastructure: Own the facility operations for our 17,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Coeur d’Alene. Ensure the physical environment supports safe, efficient operations and plan for facility needs as the company scales.
• Partner Across the Leadership Team: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with Engineering, Sales, and Finance. Inventory management works hand-in-hand with Finance. Application Engineering execution ties directly to Sales commitments. You are the connective tissue that ensures the company operates as one team, not a set of silos.

What You’ll Bring

• 10 years of experience in operations, manufacturing, or program management in a technical or engineering-driven environment—aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or similar.
• A strong technical or engineering background. You don’t need to be a composites specialist, but you need to walk the production floor, see problems in real time, and have credible conversations with engineers about what’s working and what isn’t.
• Proven ability to drive on-time program delivery in environments where resources are constrained and priorities shift. You’ve built the systems and the discipline—not just managed them.
• Experience building and leading cross-functional operations teams at a growth-stage or startup company. You know what it’s like to wear multiple hats, roll up your sleeves, and do whatever it takes to hit the target.
• A bias for action and outcomes over process and activity. You measure yourself and your team by what gets delivered, not what gets discussed.
• Natural leadership that instills confidence. You are honest, authentic, and generate positive energy. Your team follows you because they trust you and because you make them better.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. You can align a room, have the hard conversations, and keep the team moving in the same direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in composites manufacturing, additive manufacturing, or advanced materials processing.
• Familiarity with government contract execution, including milestone-based deliverables, cost accounting, and compliance requirements.
• Experience standing up or significantly maturing quality management systems (AS9100 or equivalent).
• Background in hypersonics, UAV, space, or missile defense programs.
• STEM degree; MBA or advanced degree a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Impact: It is our mission to solve some of the most difficult and impactful challenges in the U.S. industrial base and to deliver a step change in how advanced composites are manufactured. The programs you will lead matter to national security.
• Ownership: This is not a role inside a large organization where the operation runs itself. You will shape how this company executes on the systems, the standards, the culture. Your fingerprints will be on everything.
• Team: Join a small, intense, mission-driven group of innovators who have built category-defining technology and are now scaling it for production. Every person on this team matters.
• Reward: Competitive compensation annual performance bonus, equity (RSUs), and benefits designed to support your growth and well-being.

If you are an operations leader who builds teams, drives execution, moves fast in complex environments, and wants to work on manufacturing technology that matters for national security, we want to hear from you.

Continuous Composites, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. and lawfully able to work on ITAR-controlled information which requires that the applicant be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 CFR 120.62.

Continuous Composites generally does not provide sponsorship for work visas.