Senior Satellite Production & Industrialization Engineer

Loft Orbital; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbitworks in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead the industrialization of satellite products and build production capability at scale. The role is based at our KEZAD facility and reports to the SVP of Operations, driving product design, assembly, test methods, and facility changes into a cohesive industrial solution.

You will own the end-to-end industrialization workstream from NPI deployment to ramp-up and handover, developing capacity models and hands-on on the

Qualifications

• 7–12 years in industrial manufacturing or production engineering.
• Hands-on satellite assembly, integration, test with industrialization responsibility.
• Strength in capacity modeling, line balancing, and data analysis.
• Experience translating requirements into industrialization deliverables.
• Clear technical English and concise written communication.

Responsibilities

• Own industrialization strategy and delivery plan with rate targets, milestones, and resources.
• Define build sequences, routings, and manufacturing data needs for DFM/assembly/test.
• Build capacity models from execution data and balance cells for production rates.
• Develop layouts, material flow, WIP policies, and cleanroom interfaces.
• Lead industrial asset work packages for ground support equipment and facilities.
• Coordinate with external partners on data, tooling, training, and interfaces.
• Lead readiness assessments and secure production-release decisions.
• Lead pilots and ramp-up on the production floor, validating rate and quality.
• Define metrics for rate, lead-time, WIP, labor, and bottlenecks; drive improvements.
• Develop investment and resource options; lead delivery reviews; coach contributors.

Skills

Capacity modeling

Line balancing

Production engineering

Industrial manufacturing

Data analysis

Technical English

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Orbitworks in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead the industrialization of satellite products and build production capability at scale. The role is based at our KEZAD facility and reports to the SVP of Operations, driving product design, assembly, test methods, and facility changes into a cohesive industrial solution.

You will own the end-to-end industrialization workstream from NPI deployment to ramp-up and handover, developing capacity models and hands-on on the