Head of Motor Manufacturing

Position: Lead Manufacturing Engineer / Head of Powertrain Industrialisation 

Location: Spain (Barcelona area preferred)
Employment Type: Permanent
 
A cutting-edge manufacturer in the EV sector is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to take ownership of the industrialisation process for a new generation of high-performance electric motors. This is a rare opportunity to join a technically ambitious environment at the forefront of sustainable mobility innovation.
 
The Role
You’ll be responsible for defining and implementing manufacturing processes from the ground up – developing SOPs, planning new production lines, and building out scalable operations to support growing demand. Once production is up and running, you’ll drive continuous improvement initiatives across quality, efficiency, and cost.
 
Key Responsibilities:

Lead the industrialisation of electric motor manufacturing lines, from concept through to production
Create detailed SOPs, work instructions, and process documentation
Collaborate with design, quality, and production teams to ensure DFM (design for manufacture) best practice
Plan and specify equipment, tooling and workflows for new manufacturing lines
Support hiring and upskilling of technical operators as production scales
Drive continuous improvement initiatives once lines are live
Analyse process data and implement changes to improve quality, throughput, and reliability
Maintain a strong focus on lean manufacturing and sustainability principles What We’re Looking For:

Proven experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or industrialisation—preferably in EV, automotive, aerospace, or similar
Strong knowledge of electric motor manufacturing processes is highly desirable
Experience setting up new lines or facilities from scratch
Skilled in developing SOPs, line balancing, time studies and process design
Comfortable working cross-functionally and influencing technical teams
Data-driven approach to process optimisation
Fluent in English; Spanish is a plus but not essential This is a role with real ownership, technical depth, and the chance to shape how a next-generation EV product is brought to life at scale