Head of Industrial Automation & Digitalization
Key Skills
Job Description
Destinus is seeking a hands-on Lead Industrialization Engineer in Hengelo to drive automation, robotics, and digital tooling across production and test lines. You will design systems that reduce manual steps and improve data at every station. You will lead a team of industrialization engineers, selecting and integrating automated equipment and connecting floor data to MES, pipelines, and station software, while applying lean and TOC to maximize value.
Core Responsibilities
Lead a team of industrialization engineers and drive automation, robotics, and digital tooling across production and test lines. Design and integrate systems that reduce manual work, improve station-level data, and connect production-floor data to MES, pipelines, and station software while applying lean and Theory of Constraints principles.
Requirements
The posting describes a hands-on industrialization leadership role requiring expertise in automation, robotics, digital tooling, and integration of production equipment and data systems. It also calls for leading industrialization engineers and applying lean and Theory of Constraints methods; no specific education or years of experience are stated.
About Destinus
Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Destinus builds Europe's sovereign capacity to strike, defend and replenish at scale. Its portfolio spans cruise missiles, guided rockets, ballistic systems and interceptors for European and allied armed forces. The company combines system development and manufacturing with vertical integration in propulsion, warheads and guidance. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞.