Senior Global Manufacturing Engineering Leader

Clutter; Virginia; Remote; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive benefits

Flexible work options

Global leadership opportunities

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking a visionary Manufacturing Engineering Director to lead a global team of process engineers, lean specialists, test engineers, and automation architects focused on standardizing and optimizing high-variation manufacturing environments.

You will bridge lean leadership with digital transformation, evolving manual workflows into a standardized, smart global network while ensuring world-class safety and zero-defect quality.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of senior leadership in High-Variation / High-Mix manufacturing.
• Experience in Tier 1 Contract Electronics Manufacturing preferred.
• Proven ability to lead remote teams across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a global framework to standardize manufacturing, test, and business processes.
• Lead global Lean and continuous improvement initiatives with VSM and Kaizen.
• Advance automation and Industry 4.0 with Cobots and ML-based predictive maintenance.
• Ensure safety and quality compliance with Design for Safety and traceability.
• Prepare executive reporting and concise board-ready presentations.
• Deliver high-impact presentations for senior leadership.

Skills

Senior Leadership

Strategic articulation

Executive presentation mastery

Engineering leadership

Lean manufacturing

Global influence

Cobots & sensors

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Eng

MBA or Operations Mgmt degree (advantage)

Tools

Cobots

Machine learning sensors

Job description

Iron Mountain is seeking a visionary Manufacturing Engineering Director to lead a global team of process engineers, lean specialists, test engineers, and automation architects focused on standardizing and optimizing high-variation manufacturing environments.

You will bridge lean leadership with digital transformation, evolving manual workflows into a standardized, smart global network while ensuring world-class safety and zero-defect quality.