# Manufacturing Manager at LeoLabs

- Company: LeoLabs
- What the company does: LeoLabs delivers the Orbital Intelligence operators need to detect, track, characterize, and respond to threats in space. Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://www.leolabs.space/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $191K to $213K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/leolabsinc/jobs/4381108009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/leolabs-manufacturing-manager/

## About the role

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here. As the Manufacturing Manager for Radar Hardware, you will lead and grow the team responsible for turning engineering designs into repeatable production. You will own manufacturing execution across radar hardware builds, including production schedules, manufacturing readiness, DFM, assembly processes, quality execution, and the technical interface with contract manufacturers.

## What they're looking for

- Lead and grow Radar Hardware’s Manufacturing Team, including manufacturing engineering, production technicians, and hardware quality
- Own the detailed manufacturing schedule for radar hardware builds based on program-level delivery dates
- Drive manufacturing execution from design release through procurement readiness, kitting, assembly, test support, and delivery
- Build manufacturing processes, team structure, and operating rhythms that support multiple hardware programs in parallel
- Lead manufacturing readiness reviews and identify risks related to design maturity, BOM completeness, documentation, tooling, suppliers, and build flow
- Establish clear manufacturing ownership across DFM, NPI, box build processes, work instructions, fixtures, inspection methods, and CM technical support

Tags: Hardware Engineering