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Director Production Engineering(m/w/x)

Ottobrunn
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
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Industrializing complex electromechanical systems for scalable serial production at a New Space launch provider. Proven leadership experience managing teams and stakeholders required. Virtual company share program, 30 days vacation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial Engineering, or similar
  • Significant experience in production/manufacturing engineering, industrialization, manufacturing operations, ideally across complex electromechanical systems
  • Proven leadership experience managing teams and stakeholders
  • Strong working knowledge of PLM and/or MES, and structured manufacturing artifacts
  • Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting and structured problem solving
  • Solid project/program management skills: prioritization, risk management, schedule ownership
  • Fluent English; German or other languages depending on site needs
  • Affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect application process due to security clearance

Tasks

  • Lead end-to-end production engineering across manufacturing operations
  • Industrialize development outputs for scalable, compliant serial production
  • Convert early procedures into robust production standards
  • Embed production standards in PLM/MES systems
  • Drive continuous improvement across the factory
  • Interface between Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Align requirements, procedures, tooling, documentation, and test strategies
  • Define and execute production engineering roadmap
  • Lead and develop production/process/manufacturing engineering team
  • Set goals, coaching plans, hiring needs, and performance standards
  • Establish governance for process ownership and engineering changes
  • Define manufacturing processes for assembly, integration, and testing
  • Ensure processes are repeatable, auditable, and optimized
  • Coordinate with development teams for production-ready standards
  • Drive manufacturing readiness and process qualification
  • Lead first builds and pilot runs
  • Translate procedures into digital work instructions
  • Ensure traceability and configuration control
  • Oversee creation and maintenance of mBOM, BOP, routings, and data collection
  • Implement engineering changes with minimal disruption
  • Maintain complete and consistent documentation
  • Build robust nonconformance management and corrective action systems
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal requirements
  • Diagnose and resolve technical blockers in production
  • Align with Supply Chain and Operations
  • Coordinate engineering support for shifts and critical campaigns
  • Support Lean/CI initiatives to improve production efficiency
  • Establish KPIs and operating mechanisms
  • Build business cases for capital investments
  • Manage budget for production engineering scope
  • Develop knowledge-transfer system between engineers and technicians
  • Create training plans, certification matrices, and lessons-learned libraries
  • Categorize, version-control, and ensure accessibility of procedures

Work Experience

  • approx. 4 - 6 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • GermanBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • PLM
  • MES

Benefits

Competitive Pay

  • Virtual company share program

More Vacation Days

  • 30 days of vacation

Retirement Plans

  • Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution

Free or Subsidized Food

  • Subsidised lunch

Public Transport Subsidies

  • Public transport ticket

Other Benefits

  • Rental clothing with laundry service

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Sport clubs membership

Additional Allowances

  • Individual learning allowance
  • Childcare allowance
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