Director of Industrial Management

Loft Orbital Solutions
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 12-15 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Strategic thinking","Collaboration"]

Director-level role overseeing cross-functional Operations, driving alignment across AIT, QA, Facilities, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Test to scale production. Builds processes, capacity models, and operational rhythms for reliable throughput, with a focus on lean, data-driven manufacturing, and scalable organizational growth in a high-reliability aerospace environment.

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Loft Orbital Solutions
Loft Orbital Solutions
11 months ago

Director of Industrial Management

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Job Summary

Director-level role overseeing cross-functional Operations, driving alignment across AIT, QA, Facilities, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Test to scale production. Builds processes, capacity models, and operational rhythms for reliable throughput, with a focus on lean, data-driven manufacturing, and scalable organizational growth in a high-reliability aerospace environment.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as the “chief integrator” across OPS (AIT, QA, Facilities, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Eng, Test Eng), ensuring alignment between daily execution and long-term strategic objectives.
  • •Translate high-level company milestones into OPS strategies, execution roadmaps, and capacity models.
  • •Anticipate operational bottlenecks, risks, and resource needs before they materialize, designing mitigation strategies proactively.
  • •Serve as a trusted deputy to the VP of OPS, able to step in as acting lead when needed.
  • •Lead and coordinate operations programs, ensuring all functions deliver to cost, schedule, and quality targets.

Key Requirements

  • •12–15+ years in Operations/Manufacturing leadership roles in space, aerospace, avionics, or adjacent high-reliability industries.
  • •Proven experience in mid-volume, high-mix production environments (satellites, avionics systems, or complex electromechanical hardware).
  • •Strong background in operational management and planning, and cross-functional operational leadership.
  • •Demonstrated success influencing and aligning across multiple technical functions without direct authority.
  • •Track record of building teams and processes capable of scaling from startup mode to industrialized operations.
Experience:12-15 yearsSpaceAerospaceAvionicsHigh-reliability
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStrategic thinkingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ERPMRPPLMDigital data flows

Company Brief

Loft Orbital Solutions
Provides satellite rideshare and mission integration services, offering turnkey spacecraft platforms, payload hosting, and mission operations to accelerate deployment of space-based payloads for commercial and government customers.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Long Beach, United States
Founded: 2017
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