Manager Product Industrialisation

Manager Product Industrialisation

Job

Requisition  |

Location:

Cape Town, ZA | Company: HENSOLDT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD

The Product Industrialisation Manager owns the end-to-end industrialisation of products across the full product lifecycle, ensuring that product designs translate into efficient, scalable, and sustainable production solutions.

This role leads the definition of production and maintenance processes, facility establishment, commissioning, and handover to Operations. The incumbent develops and tables industrialisation strategies for existing and new products, provides structured input into planning, costing, and budgeting, and guides decisions on new business opportunities and production transfers to external partners.

The role is also responsible for driving automation and digitalisation of production systems to ensure manufacturing remains competitive and aligned with business objectives.

• Minimum BEng (Mechanical), BEng (Hons), BEng Management or similar qualification.
• Strong background in Electro-Mechanical Product Design and Development.
• Solid understanding of System Acquisition and Product Life Cycle principles and their application in a business environment.
• Well versed in General and Engineering Management principles and practice.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience (preferably 10+ years) in:
  • Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA / DFMAS)
  • Design and process optimisation
  • Manufacturing technologies
  • Supplier development
• Proven understanding of the end-to-end supply value chain, from business front end to shipping, with a strong product life cycle focus.

• Strong knowledge of System Acquisition and Life Cycle frameworks and tailoring them to business needs.
• Proven experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA/DFMAS), including applied tools, techniques, and design optimisation.
• Strong grounding in general and engineering management principles and processes.
• Skilled in Production Aid Documentation and MBL/SBL Baseline definition.
• Experience with Boothroyd-Dewhurst DFMA, LEAN, and HENSOLDT best practice.
• Solid understanding of concurrent engineering, product development processes, and review gates.
• Ability to extract and translate Product Life Cycle requirements into practical industrialisation solutions.
• Familiarity with a broad range of manufacturing, assembly, and quality control techniques.

• Establish, institutionalise, and continuously improve Product Industrialisation processes in line with the HENSOLDT value chain, international best practice, and relevant lifecycle standards.
• Ensure consistent application of methodologies, tools, and governance structures to enable multidisciplinary collaboration and predictable business outcomes.

• Define and consolidate industrialisation and production solution requirements into coherent, executable strategies supporting Business Lines and Projects.
• Provide structured input into high-level planning, scope definition, and industrialisation roadmaps, ensuring alignment between Engineering, Programmes, and Operations.

• Lead and facilitate effective engagement across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring clarity on industrialisation objectives, assumptions, and execution responsibilities.
• Support Project Managers in defining scope, structure, and delivery plans, and resolve cross-functional dependency, capacity, and capability constraints.

• Guide the development of Manufacturing and Support Baselines (MBL/SBL), including build-to, test-to, operate-to, quality, repair, training, and facility requirements.
• Provide management oversight during commissioning and acceptance, coordinating resources, facility readiness, equipment procurement, audits, and compliance to ensure smooth transition into Operations.

• Build, lead, and sustain a high-performing Product Industrialisation team through workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, coaching, and…