Vice President of Industrialization

NextGenEnergyJobs; Canada; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainspring Energy is seeking an executive leader to drive industrialization from prototyping to volume production. You will collaborate with executives on capacity planning and capital investments, while building and mentoring leaders across NPI, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, and documentation.

You will own capacity expansion, governance, and cross-functional launches to ensure quality, cost, and schedule targets are met.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years in manufacturing, NPI, industrialization, product operations, or production engineering.
• 10+ years leading managers and multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Proven success launching electromechanical products from development through volume production.
• Experience managing operating plans, capital investments, and organizational growth.
• Experience scaling manufacturing operations across distributed or international locations.
• Experience with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MES, and quality management systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration across all levels of the organization.
• Experience in energy systems or complex hardware industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialization strategy from prototype through volume production.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on capacity planning and long-term manufacturing strategy.
• Mentor leaders across NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, and more.
• Own factory capacity expansion, capex development, and deployment.
• Drive manufacturing readiness, launch governance, and continuous improvement.
• Drive DFx initiatives with Product Engineering (DFM, DFA, DFT).
• Establish scalable processes and governance to support high-quality growth.
• Partner with internal and external manufacturers for global scalability.
• Ensure test systems, documentation, and processes support quality and reliability.
• Drive data-driven decisions and operational excellence across the organization.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

NPI & industrialization

Product operations

Capital investments

Global manufacturing

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Lean / Six Sigma

PLM

ERP / MES

Quality systems

Education

Advanced degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business

Job description

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power.

Responsibilities

• Lead Mainspring's industrialization strategy from prototype through volume production.
• Collaborate with executive leadership on capacity planning, capital investments, organizational growth, and long-term manufacturing strategy.
• Build, develop, and mentor leaders across NPI, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Technical Documentation, and Engineering Change Management.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, and capability development across the industrialization organization.
• Own industrialization performance metrics and drive improvements in product quality, manufacturing readiness, launch execution, capacity/throughput, budget, Capex tracking, and cost including scrap/waste reduction and efficiency gains
• Drive cross-functional execution to ensure successful product launches that meet quality, cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Establish manufacturing readiness processes, launch governance, and industrialization best practices.
• Partner with Product Engineering to drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives.
• Establish the systems, processes, and organizational capabilities required to support scalable, high-quality manufacturing growth.
• Establish governance for engineering change management and configuration control to ensure product integrity, manufacturing stability, and operational agility.
• Partner with internal manufacturing operations and external manufacturing partners to develop scalable production strategies and global industrialization capabilities.
• Ensure manufacturing processes, test systems, and documentation support world‑class product quality, reliability, and customer outcomes.
• Drive operational excellence through process standardization, automation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ownership of factory capacity expansion and capex development and deployment

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing, NPI, industrialization, product operations, or production engineering.
• 10+ years of experience leading managers and multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Proven success building and leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations through multiple product launches, production ramps, and periods of rapid growth.
• Experience managing annual operating plans, capital investment strategies, and organizational growth.
• Demonstrated success launching complex electromechanical products from development through volume production, including leading manufacturing readiness and factory start-up activities across geographically distributed and/or international manufacturing locations
• Experience scaling manufacturing operations in high-growth technology and industrial product companies.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, production test systems, engineering change management, and product lifecycle management.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Experience with PLM, ERP, MES, and quality management systems.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business.
• Experience in energy systems, industrial equipment, automotive, aerospace, or other complex hardware industries.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
• Familiarity with automated production equipment, controls systems, and industrial software.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience scaling operation remotely from live or sit.