General Manager -Operations ( Aerospace and Strategic Electronics)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing, production planning, supply chain, and logistics operations.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace, aviation, and defense standards (AS9100, DO-160, FAA/EASA, etc.).
• Supervising and coordinating with all stakeholders - customers, vendors, certification authority, quality assurance agencies for timely execution of delivery activities
• Drive operational excellence, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional teams: production, quality, engineering support, and procurement.
• Optimize resource allocation, production schedules, and cost structures.
• Oversee vendor management, materials planning, and inventory control.
• Maintain strict quality assurance and reliability requirements for avionics products.
• Coordinate with R&D, engineering, and program management for new product introduction (NPI) and support operations through various stages of certification and qualification leading upto PPAP and FAI (First article inspection).
• Ensure workplace safety, EHS compliance, and robust risk mitigation.
• Track performance metrics (OTD, yield, throughput, cost, quality) and deliver improvements.
• Support customer audits, regulatory audits, and certification processes.
• Lead operational strategy, capacity planning, and technology upgrades.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering; MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of operations leadership in aerospace, avionics, or high-reliability electronics.
• Strong experience with AS9100, aerospace program execution, and manufacturing scale-up.
• Proven ability to manage large teams and complex production environments.
• Expertise in lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven operations management.