Site Manager, Aerospace & Defense — P&L & Engineering Ops

Eleven Recruiting; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Eleven Recruiting is seeking a Site Manager to lead day-to-day operations at a Seattle-area site with ~500 employees, carrying P&L-like accountability as a separate cost center. The role partners with Engineering and Program Management to drive execution and growth in a design/analysis/test-focused environment.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in aerospace/defense, proven program and operations leadership, and strong ERP/Lean Six Sigma experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science required; Master’s degree a plus.
• 15+ years in aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading program execution and operations in Space/Missile/Defense.
• Experience managing a P&L or independent cost-center budget.
• Comfort operating across engineering, program, and production disciplines.
• Strong track record in a highly matrixed organization.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, or equivalent frameworks.
• Solid ERP experience, including integration and implementation.
• Heavy compliance and AS9100 quality systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site day-to-day leader with P&L ownership of the site as cost center.
• Oversee a design, analysis, and test-heavy operation with engineering-ops leadership.
• Partner with Engineering and Program Management under a matrix structure.
• Carry a heavy customer-facing load, leading design reviews and proposals (~25%+ of week).
• Review and sign off on a high volume of proposals weekly.
• Grow into broader multi-site oversight over time.

Skills

P&L ownership

Matrixed organization leadership

Engineering-ops collaboration

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor of Science

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Lean Six Sigma

Kaizen

AS9100 quality systems

Job description

Eleven Recruiting is seeking a Site Manager to lead day-to-day operations at a Seattle-area site with ~500 employees, carrying P&L-like accountability as a separate cost center. The role partners with Engineering and Program Management to drive execution and growth in a design/analysis/test-focused environment.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in aerospace/defense, proven program and operations leadership, and strong ERP/Lean Six Sigma experience.