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Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

LeoLabs · Menlo Park, CA · On-site

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About LeoLabs

LeoLabs delivers the Orbital Intelligence operators need to detect, track, characterize, and respond to threats in space. Backed by Insight.

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.

What they're looking for

  • Lead Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews throughout the hardware development lifecycle
  • Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, and assembly documentation for complex radar hardware
  • Serve as the primary technical interface between Hardware Engineering and contract manufacturers
  • Support prototype builds and guide products through New Product Introduction (NPI) into production
  • Partner with engineering to improve manufacturability, serviceability, and production readiness of PCBAs and electromechanical assemblies
  • Develop production tooling, fixtures, inspection methods, and manufacturing workflows
More about this role

Why LeoLabs?

At LeoLabs, we’re building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions.

We’re not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations.

If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here.

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will help bridge the gap between engineering and production, ensuring our hardware is designed for efficient, repeatable manufacturing. You will work closely with design engineers, supply chain, and contract manufacturers to develop production processes, improve...

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