Manufacturing Manager

Eight (8) to twelve (12) years of related professional experience in Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or a relevant discipline

Proven experience leading and mentoring manufacturing or operations personnel in a DoD or aerospace environment, including development or prototype program support

Experience supporting manufacturing in a development or prototype environment, including low-rate, first-article, and early-stage hardware builds

Comfortable operating in a dynamic, rapidly evolving program environment with shifting priorities and ambiguous requirements

Experience managing facility CAPEX planning and execution, including business case development and capital investment justification

Experience with non-conformance processes including root cause, corrective/preventive action, and MRB activities

Voyager Technologies is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead manufacturing operations through an active transition from production to development-focused programs in support of DoD propulsion systems.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, this individual will own daily manufacturing and test operations while adapting processes, tooling, and team capabilities to support early-stage hardware builds, prototype fabrication, and development test articles.

The Manufacturing Manager will directly supervise technicians and cross-functional manufacturing staff, bridging frontline execution with engineering and program office requirements as the facility evolves toward a development operations model.

Manage day-to-day manufacturing and test operations in support of development programs, low-rate builds, and prototype fabrication

Support development of manufacturing readiness roadmaps aligned with program maturity gates and MRL advancement

Manage and maintain facility equipment and tooling inventory, ensuring availability and readiness to support development program schedules