Our partner is looking for a Director, Engineering based in Canada. The Director, Engineering will lead a multi-site engineering organization across North America, overseeing new product introduction, product and process engineering, manufacturing engineering, tooling, automation, and technical support. This strategic leadership role will drive engineering excellence across aerospace manufacturing and component repair operations, ensuring consistent standards, scalable processes, and strong technical capabilities. Working closely with regional and global leadership, you will shape technology roadmaps, guide investment priorities, and develop high-performing engineering teams. You will also play a key role in improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance while supporting customer requirements and business growth. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision, operational discipline, and a passion for talent development. Accountabilities - Establish and lead a scalable regional engineering organization with clear accountability across new product introduction (NPI), product engineering, process engineering, tooling, special processes, automation, and technical support. - Provide technical leadership for new product introductions, reviewing and improving manufacturing process plans, production sequences, CNC strategies, grinding methods, tooling, workholding, inspection plans, equipment selection, and production-readiness assumptions. - Develop and implement standardized engineering methods, technical practices, and operating procedures across regional facilities in alignment with global engineering initiatives. - Build, coach, and retain a high-performing, inclusive engineering organization, establishing clear career paths, succession plans,



and career development opportunities. - Oversee regional resource planning, technical risk management, program reviews, customer escalations, performance management, and talent-related decisions. - Partner with program management and commercial teams to develop technical estimates, milestone plans, risk assessments, and customer-facing project updates. - Ensure NPI readiness reviews address technical maturity, manufacturability, process qualification, tooling, materials, special-process controls, employee training, capacity, quality requirements, and customer approvals. - Define and manage the regional engineering operating model, technology roadmap, capability development priorities, and investment governance. - Lead manufacturing excellence, technology, and automation initiatives to improve yield, first-pass quality, throughput, cycle times, labor productivity, and operating costs through structured problem-solving and lean methodologies. - Maintain engineering quality, compliance, and technical governance, ensuring methods and technical data meet applicable customer, regulatory, quality-system, and special-process requirements, including AS9100, NADCAP, and FAA or EASA requirements where applicable. - Lead technical escalations involving persistent quality issues, yield, process stability, supplier performance, repair outcomes, and customer risk. - Represent regional engineering capabilities in discussions with customers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and strategic partners, supporting business growth through engineering-led solutions. - Champion corporate engineering initiatives and manage strategic technical relationships and participation in technical consortiums. - Travel regularly across regional and international locations as needed to support facilities, customers, suppliers, program milestones, and leadership reviews.

📌 Manager - Planning & Engineering (Canada)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 Canada