About the role

The 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.

Qualification and experience

• B. Eng Industrial or B.Eng Mechanical

• B.Eng Engineering Management will be advantageous

• 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.

• Proven experience  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.

Key technical skills

• Proven experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA/DFMAS), including applied tools, techniques, and design optimisation.

• Skilled in Production Aid Documentation and MBL/SBL Baseline definition.

• 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.

Key responsibilities:

1. Industrialisation governance and standards

2. Industrialisation strategy and planning

3. Multidisciplinary integration and execution

4. Manufacturing readiness, commissioning and acceptance

5. People leadership and capability development

Our recruitment values:

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline: 25 May 2026. 

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers page.

If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.