Factory Manager
Stellarview builds secure edge-AI cameras for intelligent infrastructure. Own our Noida production cell — run the SMT line, hold every quality gate, and sign off on every device that ships.
Stellarview Technologies designs and manufactures a secure edge-AI camera product. Final manufacturing runs in a dedicated, access-controlled production cell hosted within our manufacturing partner's facility in Noida. We are looking for a Factory Manager to own this cell end to end: to run SMT and assembly production to plan, hold the line on quality, act as custodian of the product's cryptographic identity, and own our manufacturing audit and compliance records.
This is a hands-on, on-site leadership role and the single point of accountability for everything that leaves the cell. You will direct what is built and to what standard, while our manufacturing partner manages its own production workforce.
Key responsibilities
Production and delivery
Own daily production planning and output for the cell against the agreed monthly build plan.
Oversee the SMT and assembly process end to end: pick-and-place, reflow, stencil printing, AOI, through-hole, and hand assembly, ensuring each step meets specification.
Coordinate with the manufacturing partner's production supervisor so that assembled and tested output meets our specification, quality standard, and schedule.
Raise and manage build orders and maintain the build cascade in the inventory and ERP system.
Quality and release
Own every quality gate, from incoming inspection through in-process checks, functional test, optical and focus calibration, and final QC.
Hold final release and dispatch authority: no unit ships without your sign-off.
Exercise stop-line authority wherever quality, security, or process integrity is at risk.
Maintain quality records and drive corrective and preventive action on defects and yield.
Security and cryptographic key custody
Serve as custodian of the product's cryptographic key material, including controlled storage and the end-of-day key archival to the company's secure cloud vault, with daily reporting of device counts and archive confirmation to the CTO.
Be trained and authorised as the backup operator for the secure provisioning and flashing process.
Enforce access control and role-based access to the cell and to the provisioning, key-upload, and design workstations.
Material and inventory
Own material inwarding at the facility: receive components, capture them into the inventory system, and hold custody of high-value modules under controlled storage.
Maintain lot and serial traceability across components, sub-assemblies, and finished goods, and keep stock reconciled.
Compliance and audit
Own the manufacturing audit file and keep the cell audit-ready at all times: access logs, traceability, ESD compliance, counterfeit-mitigation controls, and record retention.
Act as the company's on-site point of contact for certification and regulatory audits.
Team and coordination
Lead Stellarview's on-site provisioning and flashing team, and coordinate day to day with the partner's supervisor and with the Operations and CTO functions in Pune.
Required qualifications and experience
5 to 8 years in SMT and electronics manufacturing, with hands-on experience running SMT production and assembling electronic products.
Strong, practical command of the SMT line: pick-and-place, reflow, stencil and solder-paste printing, AOI, and changeover, plus through-hole and hand assembly.
Experience with PCBA build quality and electronics functional testing, including reading defects and driving yield improvement.
Demonstrated ownership of quality systems, traceability, and audit or certification readiness.
High personal integrity and documentation discipline: this role holds cryptographic keys and signs product releases.
Able to work independently on-site within a partner's facility and to coordinate across organisations.
Based in, or willing to be based full-time in, Noida and the wider Delhi-NCR region.
Preferred (nice to have)
Experience setting up, qualifying, or transferring an SMT line, including feeder setup, reflow-profile tuning, and managing changeovers between products.
Hands-on experience with fine-pitch and small-package placement, for example 0201, and the inspection and quality control that goes with it.
Exposure to regulated or security-certified electronics manufacturing, for example STQC, BIS, or similar schemes.
Familiarity with secure device provisioning, Linux-based flashing tools, or cryptographic key handling. Training will be provided.
Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and with an inventory, ERP, or traceability system.
Authority
Final quality release and dispatch authority for the cell.
Stop-line authority on quality, security, or process-integrity grounds.
Custodian authority over cryptographic key material and controlled storage.
On-site representative authority for the company with the manufacturing partner.
What success looks like in the first six months
The cell runs to plan at the agreed monthly volume with reliable on-time delivery.
First-pass yield is tracked, understood, and improving.
Every shipment is fully traceable and audit-ready, with zero key-handling incidents.
Clean, repeatable daily and end-of-day routines are documented and in place.
- Department
- Product Deployment
- Role
- Factory Manager
- Locations
- Adagrad HQ
About Adagrad AI
At Adagrad, we're leveraging hardware-accelerated algorithms, enhanced Computer Vision & Deep Learning applications to develop and deploy Scalable Solutions. Be it a hypermarket or an industrial setting, we enable enterprises and establishments to harness the optimum potential of academic advancements in AI - applied to real-world situations.