Director of Manufacturing (Design-to-Manufacturing)
Abu Dhabionsitedirector
Posted 2w ago · via Lever
About this role
Role Overview
The Director of Design-to-Manufacturing (D2M) leads the organization responsible for transforming product and program requirements into controlled, validated, scalable manufacturing and test systems capable of supporting satellite production, integration, verification, and launch readiness. This person ensures engineering intent is developed for production while developing the team through technical guidance, operational excellence, and design-for-excellence feedback to engineering.
The Director provides organizational and technical leadership across three D2M sub-domains :
Manufacturing Systems & MGSE
Verification & Validation Test Engineering…
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Level fit
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Domain experience
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This role is based in Abu Dhabi. We weight your proximity and willingness to relocate.
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