Safran DSI Business Unit:
Space Solutions
About Our Mission
Join the forefront of innovation and make an impact at Safran Defense & Space, Inc.!
Safran Defense & Space Inc. (Safran DSI), headquartered in Arlington, Va., is a leading U.S. aerospace company dedicated to supporting national defense and space missions. As a trusted partner to the U.S. armed forces, government agencies, and commercial sectors, Safran DSI delivers advanced technology solutions through its specialized business units: Assured PNT, Attollo Engineering, Geospatial AI, Optronics, Space Solutions, and Testing & Telemetry.
Safran DSI Space Solutions specializes in comprehensive satellite ground stations and modems, on-board radio communications for small satellite platforms, space optics, space propulsion systems, as well as solutions for space domain awareness (SDA) and surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking (SRT).
If you’re ready to join our mission and serve those who serve, Safran DSI is the perfect place for you to take your career to the next level. Make a real difference and be part of something extraordinary. Apply now and help us build the future of defense and space.
Position Profile
We are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Plant Controller to help build and scale our cost accounting function as we grow. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, enjoys creating structure from the ground up, and wants to be a strategic partner to operations—not just a reporter of numbers.
In coordination with the business unit Controller, you will own product costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing financial insights, while helping shape processes, systems, and controls that can scale with the business.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Need To Be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field
- Minimum eight years’ experience in a similar position
- Strong accounting background in a mid or large size corporation including the ability to work successfully in a matrixed organization
- Requisite knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Strong experience using Excel in an accounting and finance function
- Self-starter, able to find, learn, and absorb information quickly
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and oral and written communication skills
Ideally, You’ll Also Have
- CPA or CMA with strong manufacturing cost accounting experience preferred
- SAP or similar ERP system knowledge with implementation experience a plus
- Experience working for a DoD federal contractor preferred
- Experience working for a company reporting under IAS/IFRS preferred
- Fluency in the French language is a plus
- Familiarity with EAR and ITAR compliance.
SALARY RANGE: $130,000 to $165,000 annual salary, plus participation in individual performance bonus plan.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
EOE/AA/M/F/Vets – US Protected Individual status required (US citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, refugee or temporary resident (as defined at 8 USC 1160(a).
