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$151,000
Listed on LeoLabs’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
LeoLabs seeks a Manufacturing Manager to lead the team building and scaling production of advanced radar systems for space domain awareness. This role suits someone with 7+ years in complex hardware manufacturing who can establish processes, manage contract manufacturers, and grow a team from prototype to repeatable production.
Our summary, not LeoLabs’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent
- 7+ years manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or hardware manufacturing leadership experience
- Leadership experience with manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, technicians, or cross-functional production teams
- Experience with complex electronic or electromechanical hardware manufacturing execution
- Knowledge of machined parts, sheet metal, structural assemblies, cable assemblies, and box builds
- Experience developing production schedules, manufacturing plans, work instructions, and production readiness processes
- Experience as technical manufacturing interface with contract manufacturers
- Eligible to obtain and maintain U.S. personnel security clearance
Nice to have
- PCBA manufacturing fluency including PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, DFM, and IPC standards
- Experience in radar, aerospace, defense, robotics, or industrial automation manufacturing
- Experience scaling from prototype to low- or medium-volume production
- Experience leading manufacturing readiness reviews, NPI builds, and production release gates
- Experience developing cost models, labor models, and factory capacity planning
- Knowledge of supplier quality, root cause analysis, NCR/CAPA, and RMA workflows
- Experience with electrical test fixtures and production test strategy
- Background building manufacturing teams and technician staffing models