Director of Operational Technology

About Canopy Aerospace & Defense

Canopy A&D is built to accelerate the future of advanced materials for space, defense, and maritime systems. Canopy delivers specialized materials and components that carry customers from concept through sustainment. Canopy A&D’s advanced signal attenuation technologies and production-scale manufacturing accelerate the fielding of platforms that are faster, cooler, and quieter. Our adaptive approach ensures solutions evolve at the pace of shifting challenges, keeping our customers ahead of the curve.

Role Summary:

Canopy Aerospace & Defense is seeking a hands-on Director of Operational Technology to serve as second-in-command to the CIO and to own day-to-day manufacturing technology and IT operations from our Irvine, California facility. The OT environment is the center of gravity for this role: the machine-tool network, the controllers and inspection systems attached to it, and the segmentation and controls that keep that environment both running and compliant. The successful candidate will be on the production floor and in the network room weekly — troubleshooting a controller segment, validating a restore, closing a control gap — while leading a team, managing vendors, owning a budget, and standing behind the environment during customer and third-party assessments. Uptime on the shop floor and demonstrable compliance are the same problem here, and this role owns both.