Lead the strategic design and build-out of the facilities components of the manufacturing/production pipeline, working hand-in-hand with Production Engineering to determine infrastructure requirements and line design. Navigate ambiguity by partnering with internal and external stakeholders to drive progress even when design inputs are incomplete. Support long-term master planning to determine where engineering programs are best located, getting ahead of long-lead requirements before they constrain the schedule. Challenge and pressure-test layouts against long-term objectives, ensuring programming and design serve where production is headed — not just where it is today. Drive the manufacturing engineering team toward layout and engineering decisions that maximize flexibility, cost savings, throughput, and speed. Hold external vendors — like architects, engineers, contractors — and internal cross-functional partners accountable to providing the data needed to support program requests. Develop, implement, and govern production facility standards that ensure consistency, scalability, throughput, and quality across all sites. Design and deliver production environments that prioritize growth strategy, worker safety, and productivity across all spaces. Own the facilities scope of line build-out projects from concept through commissioning.