Senior Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

401k matching 4%

Health Insurance: 100% employee, 75% 1

Parental leave and childcare coverage

Flexible vacation and sick time

12 company holidays

Wellness benefit $100 monthly

Relocation support

Job summary

Albedo is hiring a Lead Manufacturing Engineer in Broomfield, CO to define scalable processes for spacecraft buses and payloads. You will lead manufacturing engineering strategies, partner with design to improve manufacturability, and drive production readiness for new product introductions.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, balance near-term execution with long-term strategy, and ensure digital traceability within MES. This is an on-site role demanding hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or related roles for complex hardware, preferably aerospace.
• Experience leading manufacturing initiatives and improving production quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Hands-on experience with precision mechanical assembly and electromechanical integration.
• Experience transitioning 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.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the 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 improve manufacturability and resolve technical challenges before production.
• Lead new product introduction (NPI), transitioning hardware to repeatable production.
• Collaborate with production technicians to troubleshoot build issues and drive corrective actions.
• Improve manufacturing systems and workflows, including mBOMs, work instructions, and digital traceability in MES.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, cost, and scalability balancing short and long-term goals.
• Define manufacturing capabilities, equipment, tooling, and infrastructure for growing production.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering and production.

Skills

8-10+ years experience

Leadership

DFM/DFA

Precision assembly

Electromechanical integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Production readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CAD

PLM

MES

Job description

Albedo is hiring a Lead Manufacturing Engineer in Broomfield, CO to define scalable processes for spacecraft buses and payloads. You will lead manufacturing engineering strategies, partner with design to improve manufacturability, and drive production readiness for new product introductions.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, balance near-term execution with long-term strategy, and ensure digital traceability within MES. This is an on-site role demanding hands-on leadership.