Senior Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer

Albedo; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 169,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Parental leave

Flexible vacation

12 company holidays

Wellness benefit

Relocation package

Job summary

Albedo in Broomfield, CO is hiring a senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead and scale production for high-reliability spacecraft hardware. You will own manufacturing strategy, define processes, and work with design to improve manufacturability while transitioning prototypes into repeatable production.

The role requires 8–10+ years in manufacturing/production engineering, hands-on assembly expertise, and strong knowledge of DFM/DFA, CAD, PLM, and MES.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or related roles supporting complex hardware.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing engineering initiatives and establishing processes that improve production quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Strong hands-on experience with precision mechanical assembly, electromechanical integration, and manufacturing techniques such as fastening, bonding, and harnessing.
• Experience transitioning complex hardware from prototype or development builds into repeatable production.
• Strong understanding of DFM/DFA, tooling development, manufacturing process controls, and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with CAD, PLM, MES, and configuration management systems.
• Proven ability to independently define technical direction, anticipate manufacturing challenges, and drive complex, cross-functional projects to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions, mentor engineers and technicians, and build consensus across teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Albedo's technical authority for spacecraft manufacturing, establishing processes, standards, and best practices across buses, payloads, and common hardware.
• Own the development and execution of manufacturing engineering strategies, including process development, tooling, work instructions, and production readiness.
• Partner with design engineering to influence hardware designs and improve manufacturability.
• Lead new product introduction (NPI), transitioning hardware from development into repeatable production.
• Collaborate with production technicians to troubleshoot build issues, resolve nonconformance, and drive corrective actions.
• Establish and improve manufacturing systems and workflows, including mBOMs, work instructions, and digital traceability within MES.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing quality, efficiency, cost, and scalability, balancing short-term needs with long-term goals.
• Define manufacturing capabilities, equipment, tooling, and infrastructure to support growing production demands.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering and production, driving cross-functional alignment.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Production engineering

DFM/DFA

CAD

PLM

MES

Process development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

PLM

MES

Configuration management

Job description

Albedo in Broomfield, CO is hiring a senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead and scale production for high-reliability spacecraft hardware. You will own manufacturing strategy, define processes, and work with design to improve manufacturability while transitioning prototypes into repeatable production.

The role requires 8–10+ years in manufacturing/production engineering, hands-on assembly expertise, and strong knowledge of DFM/DFA, CAD, PLM, and MES.