Director of Engineering - Aerospace & Defense

Director of Engineering - Aerspace & Defense
Starkville, MS Area | $140,000–$175,000 Base + Benefits

A growing aerospace and defense manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead the technical organization supporting manufacturing, new product introduction, production ramp-ups, and complex customer programs.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role for someone who understands how to take aerospace or defense products from development into repeatable, efficient production.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting manufacturing and production

• Own New Product Introduction (NPI), production-readiness reviews, and development-to-production transitions

• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to execute production priorities

• Drive manufacturability, tooling, fixtures, test equipment, and process-development initiatives

• Improve production quality, throughput, cost, and efficiency through engineering and continuous improvement

• Ensure disciplined AS9100, First Article Inspection (FAI), configuration, and engineering-change practices

• Support production ramp-ups, capacity planning, supplier readiness, and technical problem resolution

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering

• 12+ years of aerospace or defense manufacturing experience

• Proven leadership of engineering teams within a manufacturing environment

• Strong Manufacturing Engineering and NPI / production-transition experience

• Working knowledge of AS9100, FAI, configuration management, and production engineering

• Experience with tooling, manufacturing processes, and continuous improvement

Experience supporting defense/government programs, automation, robotics, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma is highly valued.

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