Head of Production & Test
Mynaric
Posted: April 1, 2026
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Quick Summary
Head of Production & Test requires strong leadership skills, with a proven track record of driving business growth and improving operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing high-performing teams and driving cost optimization initiatives.
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Job Description
Your way into the future:
Join us as Head of Production & Test (m/f/d) and work with us on changing the future!
What awaits you at Mynaric:
Core Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end production operations, ensuring on-time delivery, high product quality, and efficient manufacturing performance.
• Own and drive key KPIs including production rates, work order aging, OEE, and quality metrics, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Manage cost optimization initiatives and oversee CapEx and OpEx planning aligned with business objectives.
• Drive capacity planning, process optimization, and strategic expansion to support growth and scalability.
• Build and lead high-performing teams, ensuring strong safety culture, workforce development, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and report production performance, KPIs, and strategic progress to senior leadership.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
• Foster cross-team collaboration (eliminate silos between assembly teams)
• Implement visual production management (e.g., dashboards, shopfloor boards)
• Strengthen top-down communication to technician level to increase engagement
• Drive a cost-focused production strategy
• Standardize and harmonize processes across teams
• Simplify workflows using Lean Management principles
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Drives strong cross-functional collaboration to ensure efficient and high-quality production across all departments.
• Aligns closely with Engineering teams to improve processes, support prototyping, and resolve design and quality issues.
• Works with Planning and Purchasing to secure material availability, optimize capacity, and maintain stable production flow.
• Partners with Quality and Test Engineering to identify issues early and continuously improve product and process performance.
• Coordinates with Program Management, Facility Management, and Finance to support ramp-ups, infrastructure, and cost control.
What you bring with you:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field
• Several years of experience in production/manufacturing, including leadership responsibility
• Proven track record in managing production operations, KPIs, and continuous improvement
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, process optimization, and quality management systems
• Experience with capacity planning, cost control (CapEx/OpEx), and resource management
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience in hiring, developing, and leading teams
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills
What we offer you:
Have you always wanted to wear your favorite space outfit to work? Then you are exactly the right fit for us! Forget the office politics and come and work with inspiring colleagues from all over the world as you embark on an incredible journey with Mynaric to work on unique and challenging projects and make a real contribution to the future of connectivity. We offer you permanent employment, varied areas of responsibility, and attractive employee benefits. Mynaric is absolutely committed to being an equal opportunity employer so we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. So if this sounds like the kind of place where you would like to work then apply today and be part of the company that is changing the world!