VP Manufacturing Engineering
Core
Define, scale, and optimize manufacturing engineering across the entire enterprise, ensuring consistent execution and high standards for all product lines and production sites.
Role type
VP Manufacturing Engineering (Executive)
Builds
Centralized manufacturing engineering capabilities and enterprise-wide production standards
Domain
Defense technology / Hardware manufacturing
Required skills
Manufacturing engineering strategy, multi-year operational roadmap planning, resource allocation (talent/capital/facilities), enterprise standard enforcement, cross-divisional influence, organizational leadership
Preferred skills
High-mix/low-volume to high-volume transition, aerospace/defense/deep-tech background
Technologies
Manufacturing systems, production line operations
Responsibilities
Own manufacturing engineering strategy and budget; Develop multi-year scaling strategies; Allocate resources across competing priorities; Establish enterprise standards for production and engineering practice; Partner with VPs/Heads of Production to set technical direction; Drive consistency in role definitions and talent deployment across sites
Seniority
Executive (VP level)