Director, Production

Isar Aerospace

Mission Brief  As Director of Production Engineering, you are accountable for the end-to-end production engineering capability across all manufacturing operations. Your mission is to industrialize development outputs into repeatable, scalable, and compliant serial production, ensuring manufacturing readiness, process stability, quality, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery. You lead the team that converts early procedures into robust production standards, embeds them in PLM/MES systems, and drives continuous improvement across the factory. You act as the primary interface between Engineering (design & development) and Manufacturing (production & operations)—ensuring requirements, procedures, tooling, documentation, test strategies, and digital manufacturing infrastructure are aligned for high-rate, high-quality execution.  Your Role in Our Space Mission:  1) Production engineering strategy & leadership * Define and execute the production engineering roadmap, including industrialization strategy, standardization, and scalability for serial production. * Lead and develop a team of production/process/manufacturing engineers; set goals, coaching plans, hiring needs, and performance standards. * Establish clear governance for process ownership, engineering change implementation, and cross-functional decision-making. 2) Assembly, integration & test (AIT) process ownership * Own manufacturing process definition across: * Assembly: mechanical/electrical build procedures, torque specs, critical process parameters, work instructions. * Integration: subsystem integration strategy (e.g., avionics, propulsion, communications), sequencing, interfaces, and acceptance criteria. * Testing: functional, subsystem, and system-level test strategy; test readiness, execution plans, and troubleshooting methodology. * Ensure processes are repeatable, auditable, and optimized for safety, throughput, and quality. 3) Industrialization & manufacturing readiness (NPI / transfer to production) * Coordinate with development teams to receive initial procedures and convert them into production-ready standards (control plans, critical-to-quality characteristics where relevant). * Drive manufacturing readiness reviews, line readiness, and process qualification for new products, variants, or upgrades. * Lead the “first builds”/pilot runs, capturing learnings and stabilizing procedures for volume execution. 4) Digital manufacturing (PLM/MES) & configuration control * Own the production engineering contribution to PLM/MES: * Translate procedures into structured digital work instructions. * Ensure traceability, configuration control, and alignment of as-built data. * Oversee creation and maintenance of: * mBOM (Manufacturing Bill of Materials) * BOP (Bill of Process) * Routings, work centers, and data collection points for quality and traceability. * Ensure engineering changes are implemented cleanly and quickly, with minimal disruption to production. 5) Documentation, compliance & quality partnership * Ensure complete, consistent documentation for: * Work instructions, process specifications, test reports, NCRs (non-conformance reports), deviations/waivers, and as-built configurations. * Partner with Quality to build robust nonconformance management and corrective action systems (root cause, containment, RCCA & PA). * Ensure processes meet applicable regulatory, customer, and internal compliance requirements. 6) Cross-functional execution & production support * Serve as senior escalation point for technical blockers in production: diagnose recurring issues, direct corrective actions, and prevent reoccurrence. * Align with Supply Chain and Operations on: * Kitting strategy, material availability, critical path timelines, and constraint removal. * Coordinate engineering support coverage and readiness for shifts, rate increases, and critical campaigns. 7) Continuous improvement, cost & throughput * Support Lean Team on Lean/CI initiatives to improve: * Yield, cycle time, takt adherence, OEE, scrap/rework reduction, and labor efficiency. * Establish KPIs and operating mechanisms (tier meetings, weekly business reviews) to track and improve production engineering performance. * Build business cases for capital investments (test equipment, tooling, automation) and manage the budget for your scope. 8) Capability building: training & knowledge management * Build a strong knowledge-transfer system between engineers and technicians: * Training plans, certification matrices, standardized visual work instructions, and lessons-learned libraries. * Ensure procedures are systematically categorized, version-controlled, and easily accessible to production teams. Success measures (typical KPIs) * Improved first-pass yield, reduced NCR rate, reduced rework hours * Reduced cycle time and improved on-time delivery * Faster and cleaner engineering change implementation * Increased process stability (fewer repeat issues, fewer line stops) * Strong audit outcomes and complete traceability / as-built compliance * High team engagement, retention, and capability maturity Qualification Checklist  * 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 cross-functional stakeholders. * Strong working knowledge of PLM and/or MES, and structured manufacturing artifacts such as mBOM/BOP, routings, work instructions, and configuration control. * Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting and structured problem solving (e.g., 8D, Ishikawa, 5-Why). * Solid project/program management skills: prioritization, risk management, schedule ownership. * Fluent English; German or other languages depending on site needs. Benefits  * Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program * 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge * Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period * Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day * Public transport ticket: Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket * Rental clothing with laundry service: Enjoy hassle-free workwear with our convenient rental clothing and laundry service   * Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass) * Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period * Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children * And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team.          Who we are We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space. Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations. We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation. We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career! Want to find out more about us? Visit www.isaraerospace.com Data Protection We process your personal data for the purpose of managing the recruitment process and assessing your application. For detailed information on how your data is processed, including your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy. Disclaimer Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Metaview We use Metaview to record interview audio so our team can review it later and stay focused during the conversation. 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Gitlab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role As the Senior Director of Production and Tenant Platform Engineering, you will lead the foundational engineering teams responsible for the reliability, scalability, and lifecycle of the GitLab platform. This role brings together two critical domains: the "Tenant Experience" (the operator and customer facing platform surfaces) and the "Production Engineering" pillars (the underlying infrastructure that powers GitLab.com and our self-managed offerings). You will lead a high-performing organization of managers and engineers who own the entire stack, from network infrastructure, fleet management, and cloud cost efficiency to observability, tenant controls, and the upgrade lifecycle. Your mission is to evolve GitLab’s platform architecture to support massive scale across SaaS, Dedicated, and self-managed environments, ensuring that whether a customer runs in the cloud or on-prem, they experience a platform that is reliable, performant, and easy to operate. This is a high-impact leadership role. You’ll define the strategy for how GitLab remains resilient, manage critical production incidents, drive cloud efficiency, and build the abstractions that allow modular services (like AI Gateway, ClickHouse, and OpenBao) to ship and scale with confidence. You will succeed by cultivating a culture of operational excellence, simplifying complex technical architectures, and ensuring your organization operates with clarity and alignment in a high-growth environment. What you'll do * Lead a Unified Platform Strategy: Define and execute a cohesive roadmap that aligns Production Engineering (Fleet, Network, Cost, Responder) with Tenant Experience (Observability, Controls, Upgrade Tooling). Ensure these investments connect cleanly to support GitLab’s multi-tenant and self-managed reality. * Drive Operational Excellence & Reliability: Maintain deep accountability for GitLab’s production outcomes. You will oversee incident management, alert efficacy, and service-level reliability, ensuring that both GitLab.com and our global customer base benefit from a stable, high-performance platform. * Scale Engineering Leadership: Manage a senior management team, coaching them on performance, hiring, team structure, and execution. You will create the organizational conditions for success—defining clear mandates, removing blockers, and fostering a culture of ownership and accountability. * Evolve the Platform Architecture: Guide the technical evolution of the platform. This includes optimizing fleet management and cloud utilization, maturing our observability and self-healing frameworks, and delivering a modern upgrade experience that bridges the gap between legacy Omnibus and modern Kubernetes/cloud-native models. * Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Engineering Directors, Product Leaders, and Reliability/Delivery teams to ensure platform investments align with business priorities (e.g., AI roadmap, cost goals, deployment speed). * Translate Strategy into Execution: Convert broad organizational goals into actionable roadmaps. You will make tough trade-off decisions between immediate production stability and long-term architectural health, ensuring the team remains focused on outcomes that drive business value. * Build the Future of GitLab Operations: Champion initiatives that reduce operational toil, improve the developer/operator experience, and standardise platform interfaces across our modular service architecture. What you'll bring * Executive Engineering Leadership: Proven experience leading large, distributed engineering organizations (managing managers) within complex, high-scale platform environments. * Deep Production Expertise: A track record of owning critical production systems. You understand the realities of running distributed systems at scale, including incident response, traffic management, capacity planning, and cloud infrastructure costs. * Platform Engineering Acumen: Deep familiarity with large-scale distributed systems, along with various delivery models including containerized and Kubernetes-based platforms, infrastructure-as-code, and the operational challenges of supporting multi-tenant SaaS alongside diverse self-managed (Omnibus/OAK) deployments. * Strategic Architectural Judgment: Ability to evaluate complex technical trade-offs—such as build vs. buy, cloud-first vs. on-prem constraints, and architectural patterns for modular services—and provide clear, defensible direction. * Change Management: Experience leading teams through periods of significant growth, organizational change, or technical pivot (e.g., modernizing a monolith or scaling infrastructure for new product lines). * Commitment to GitLab Values: Strong alignment with our values of ownership, speed with quality, and customer outcomes. * Operational Focus: A proven ability to raise the bar on production quality. You have successfully led initiatives that measurably improved system reliability, reduced toil, or optimized infrastructure efficiency. About the team The Production and Tenant Platform team sits at the core of GitLab’s Infrastructure Platforms organization. We own the "how" of GitLab—how it runs, how it scales, and how it is managed by operators and customers alike. Our scope is broad: we manage the network edge, the underlying cloud compute fleet, and the cost efficiency of our services; we provide the observability signals that detect issues; we define the tenant controls (rate limits, feature flags) that protect our system; and we build the upgrade tools that make GitLab’s release cycle sustainable. We work across all GitLab environments (GitLab.com, Dedicated, and self-managed) to deliver a unified, coherent platform. We are a team of problem-solvers who value transparency and autonomy, and we partner closely with Delivery, Dedicated, and Product teams to ensure the infrastructure isn't just reliable, but that it is the primary engine of GitLab's growth and customer success. The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary. United States Salary Range $168,000—$285,600 USD HOW GITLAB SUPPORTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES * Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being * Flexible Paid Time Off  * Team Member Resource Groups * Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan * Growth and Development Fund * Parental Leave  Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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Sereact

WHO WE ARE: We are a fast-growing AI-robotics startup that automates logistics and production processes with innovative hardware and software solutions. Our proprietary AI controls robots to make picking more efficient. To further expand our market position, we seek a Marketing Director (m/f/d) who will oversee all marketing activities, from strategy and execution to performance analysis, and who will eventually establish and grow our marketing team. OVERVIEW: We are looking for a dynamic marketing leader to drive our brand and market presence. In this role, you'll develop and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy to boost brand awareness and market share, while maintaining and evolving our corporate design and messaging across all channels. You’ll plan, execute, and optimize online campaigns, including SEO, SEA, social media, and email marketing—to generate leads and increase conversions, closely monitoring key performance indicators to refine strategies. Additionally, you will create and manage targeted content such as white papers, blog posts, and newsletters, and orchestrate PR activities and event appearances to further establish our brand. Collaborating with Sales, you’ll support lead generation and enhance lead scoring and nurturing processes. In the medium term, you'll build and lead a high-performing marketing team, manage external agencies, and oversee the marketing budget, preparing regular reports and presentations to ensure efficient resource allocation and clear communication with management. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: * Marketing Strategy & Branding * Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy to increase brand awareness and market share. * Maintain and evolve our corporate design and brand messaging across all channels. * ABM & Campaign Development * Plan, execute, and optimize targeted account-based marketing campaigns across multiple channels. * Develop personalized outreach strategies to engage key accounts, support the sales pipeline, and drive conversion. * Track campaign performance, derive insights, and report outcomes to management. * Content & Communication * Create and manage target-group-specific content (white papers, blog posts, social media posts, newsletters) in collaboration with internal experts. * Plan and execute PR activities, press releases, and event appearances to further establish our brand. * Lead Management & Collaboration with Sales * Work closely with Sales to generate qualified leads and develop campaigns that support the sales funnel. * Enhance lead scoring and nurturing processes in collaboration with the Sales Team. * Building & Leading the Marketing Team * In the medium term, build a high-performing marketing team (e.g., content marketing specialist, performance marketing manager). * Coach and develop team members, and manage external agencies and service providers. * Reporting & Budget Responsibility * Prepare regular reports and presentations on marketing activities, key performance metrics, and budget use. * Oversee the marketing budget to ensure efficient allocation of resources. QUALIFICATIONS: * Education & Experience * Completed studies in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a similar field, or equivalent qualification. * Several years of experience in (online) marketing, ideally in a tech or startup environment. * Professional Competencies * Solid knowledge of digital marketing channels (SEO, SEA, social media, email) and holistic campaign planning. * Experience in building and leading marketing teams is a plus. * Confident handling of common marketing tools (e.g., Google Analytics, HubSpot, Meta Business Suite) and analytical methods. * Soft Skills * Hands-on mentality, creativity, and a willingness to experiment. * Excellent communication skills in German and English, confident demeanour, and enjoyment of networking. * Structured, results-oriented work style combined with the ability to prioritize complex topics. * Perspective * Excitement about a dynamic environment in which you will substantially shape our overall marketing strategy. * Motivation to build and lead a marketing team and contribute to our long-term success. * Language Skills * English and German, both written and spoken. WHAT WE OFFER * Wellpass (gym membership) * Free meals at the workplace * Flexible working hours * Option to work from home * An innovative product and a highly motivated team in a forward-looking market * Plenty of room for initiative, quick decision-making processes, and the opportunity to build a marketing team * Competitive compensation and excellent career development opportunities