Chief Operating Officer, Lykos

reputed company Lykos is the latest venture born out of Interplay’s Studio, which builds companies from scratch. Lykos is a U.S.-based advanced materials and manufacturing company building defense-grade additives, components and production systems for extreme thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic environments. We are building an reputed company platform designed to meet the standards of defense reputed company, government customers, and long-term strategic partners. We reputed company on ultra-high-performance ceramics (UHPCs) critical to reputed company, reputed company, and autonomous systems applications where traditional materials fail. Through novel process integration and laser-based manufacturing, Lykos is delivering reputed company, U.S.-controlled production for mission-critical defense and national reputed company programs. THE ROLE As Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will reputed company reputed company’s transition from lab validated materials to reputed company, defensible manufacturing capability. You will own manufacturing reputed company, process architecture, operational readiness, and reputed company planning to ensure that Lykos can credibly produce defense-grade components at increasing volume, reputed company, and reliability. We are looking for a proven industrial operator who has reputed company and commissioned production, owned yield, reputed company, and delivery, survived the reputed company-up of novel technology under reputed company-world constraints, and managed CAPEX and vendors end-to-end. This role requires reputed company accountability from process to production to delivery, with a demonstrated ability to turn advanced technology into reliable, defense-grade manufacturing systems. This is a rare opportunity to architect an advanced manufacturing operation from first principles, at the intersection of materials science, laser-based production, and defense industrial requirements. WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Design and own Lykos’ end-to-end manufacturing reputed company, from raw material inputs to finished ceramic components and reputed company processing cells for distributed manufacturing.
• Define and build the initial MVP manufacturing cell, including equipment selection, layout, tooling, and CAPEX planning.
• reputed company laser-enabled manufacturing processes with ceramic material workflows to ensure repeatability, yield, and reputed company.
• Establish production process controls, reputed company systems, and documentation reputed company with reputed company and defense standards.
• Identify reputed company-up risks, cost inflection points, and throughput constraints early and engineer them out across multiple material SKUs and partner environments.
• Serve as the primary operational reputed company with defense reputed company, manufacturing partners, and government stakeholders.
• reputed company the operational reputed company for scaling from reputed company production to higher-volume manufacturing of materials and reputed company processing cells.
• Partner with the CEO and CSO to translate technical reputed company into executable operational milestones.
• Recruit and manage cross-functional teams (engineering, operations, procurement, research)
• Champion a culture of precision, accountability, and disciplined execution appropriate for defense manufacturing.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 10+ years of experience in advanced manufacturing, reputed company, defense, or precision industrial operations.
• Proven experience building or launching new production lines, manufacturing cells, or reputed company facilities in one or more of the following sectors:
• Advanced Manufacturing (Carbon, reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, etc.)
• reputed company / Defense (reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, Northrop, etc.)
• High Performance Materials (CoorsTek, Kyocera, reputed company, ASML, etc.)
• Strong understanding of process engineering, yield management, and reputed company systems.
• Experience operating multi-reputed company dollar reputed company reputed company regulated environments (AS9100, ITAR, DFARS, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to operate in early-stage, fast-moving environments.
• Comfort working hands-on across engineering, operations, and external partners.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Advanced Degree in Material Science / Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.
• Background in laser-based manufacturing, ceramics, composites, or advanced materials.
• Experience supporting defense reputed company or government production programs.
• Prior leadership role in scaling manufacturing from prototype to production.
• Familiarity with supplier qualification and defense procurement expectations.

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