TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

About the role

The Technical Director leads and develops a distributed team of technical experts, manages performance and alignment across a remote team, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and supports strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a distributed team of ~7–9 technical experts including Level 3 NDT specialists (RT, UT, PT, ET), chemical engineers, project leaders, and engineering support.
• Manage performance, alignment, and communication across a remote, geographically dispersed team.
• Act as the primary liaison between laboratory operations and quality teams, supporting audits, nonconformance investigations, and root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across all lab locations, identifying and implementing best practices.
• Standardize technical procedures, administrative processes, and operational workflows across the network.
• Lead and project-manage strategic, high-impact initiatives including lab consolidations, relocations, and capacity expansions.
• Lead 5S program standards across all in-house laboratories, driving continuous improvement in workplace organization, safety, and operational efficiency while ensuring full compliance with aerospace and defense regulatory requirements, including AS9100, ITAR, and company quality standards.
• Support capital investment projects including budgeting, scheduling, vendor coordination, and execution.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain oversight of NDT procedures, certifications, and compliance frameworks (AS, ISO, NADCAP).
• Establish, monitor, and report on KPIs to drive performance and accountability across sites.
• Drive a cultural and operational shift from reactive support to a proactive, consultative technical function.
• Contribute to broader business unit strategy and capability development initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years’ leadership experience within the Aerospace or Space sectors and Nadcap for NDT inspection and materials testing or a related environment.
• Proven experience leading and managing remote, distributed teams.
• Strong background in project and program management, including capital projects support, budgets, and timelines.
• Demonstrated experience scaling operations (e.g. expanding facilities, increasing capacity, improving throughput).
• Background in regulated, quality-driven environments such as testing, inspection, manufacturing, or industrial services.
• Proven working knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025 and NADCAP requirements in relation to materials testing.
• Effective organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including presentations with customers and internal leadership stakeholders (e.g. GMs, Regional Operations Leaders).

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or similar).
• NDT/NDI knowledge is advantageous and preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or similar).
• NDT/NDI knowledge is advantageous and preferred.

Core Competencies

• Distributed Technical Leadership - Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and align highly experienced technical professionals across multiple, geographically dispersed laboratory locations.
• Operational Transformation & Continuous Improvement - Expertise in transforming a reactive technical organization into a proactive, consultative, and value-adding function.
• Techical Governance & Regulatory Compliance - Strong capability in overseeing technical procedures, certifications, and compliance frameworks within regulated, quality-driven environments.
• Program & Capital Project Support - Proven ability to support and/or provide consult on complex, high-impact projects such as lab consolidations, relocations, expansions, and capital investments.
• Strategic & Commercial Technical Partnership - Ability to act as a senior technical subject matter expert supporting sales, business development, and customer engagement.
• Influential, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership - Advanced interpersonal and leadership effectiveness characterized by a collaborative, critical-thinking leadership style.

Benefits

MISTRAS Group, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity. Employment decisions including initial hiring and all matters involving the terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to any protected class under applicable law. If hired, the employment relationship is "At-Will," which means that employment can be terminated at any time, and for any reason, at the option of either the Company or the employee.

Pay

Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.