# Lead Manufacturing Engineer at Loft

- Company: Loft
- What the company does: Backed by a16z.
- Company website: http://www.theloftcompanyla.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Golden, CO
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $125K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-10
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/loftorbital/aefd45c9-fdc6-4136-851d-c6676276e0e2
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/loft-lead-manufacturing-engineer/

## About the role

Loft Orbital is looking for a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to help scale the way we build spacecraft. This is a hands-on, player-coach role combining technical leadership with direct Manufacturing Engineering execution. You’ll spend approximately half of your time providing technical direction, prioritizing work, and mentoring Manufacturing Engineers, while remaining deeply involved in the day-to-day engineering required to build, troubleshoot, and improve our spacecraft production processes.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership or mentorship while remaining a hands-on individual contributor within a manufacturing or production environment
- Ability to read, interpret, and provide feedback on engineering documentation including mechanical drawings, GD&T, electrical schematics, CAD models, wire lists, BOMs, and engineering specifications
- Experience personally developing and maintaining manufacturing process plans, assembly instructions, routings, BOMs, and production documentation under configuration control
- Experience working within ERP/MRP/MES systems and understanding the relationship between EBOMs, MBOMs/PBOMs, routings, work orders, inventory, and production execution
- Demonstrated experience solving complex production problems through structured root cause analysis and corrective action

Tags: Design to Manufacturing