Manufacturing Engineering Director

Manufacturing Engineering Director – AerospaceLocation: Montgomery, Alabama AreaRelocation: Comprehensive relocation support availableEmployment: PermanentWe are supporting a major global aerospace manufacturer in the appointment of a Manufacturing Engineering Director to lead the Manufacturing Engineering function at a large, established US facility specialising in advanced composite structures.This is a senior site leadership position with responsibility for an organisation of approximately 55 Manufacturing Engineering professionals, supporting both new product introduction and established aerospace programmes.The roleYou will have site-wide responsibility for Manufacturing Engineering capability, performance and development, including:Leading and developing a multidisciplinary ME organisation, including approximately nine direct reports.Owning Manufacturing Engineering strategy across NPI, industrialisation and serial production.Supporting advanced composite manufacturing, including lay-up, cure, bonding, machining, tooling, inspection/NDI and assembly.Driving improvements across quality, delivery, cost, throughput and process capability.Leading technical problem-solving, manufacturing recovery and continuous improvement.Developing the existing team, engineering capability and succession pipeline.Working closely with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Programme Management.Acting as a senior technical interface with major aerospace and defence customers.What we're looking forWe are particularly interested in candidates with:Significant Manufacturing Engineering leadership experience within aerospace or defence.Strong exposure to composite manufacturing.Broad understanding of the complete manufacturing lifecycle, from NPI/process development through production ramp-up and sustainment.Experience leading and developing sizeable engineering organisations.Strong customer-facing technical credibility.Knowledge of Lean, APQP, PFMEA and structured problem-solving methodologies.An Engineering degree or equivalent technical background.This is an opportunity to take functional ownership of Manufacturing Engineering at a significant US aerospace facility, with considerable influence across manufacturing strategy, organisational development, customer relationships and future site capability.A competitive Director-level package is available alongside comprehensive relocation support.Please get in touch for a confidential discussion and further information.