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Loft Orbital is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to scale spacecraft production. This is a hands-on, player-coach role combining technical leadership with direct manufacturing engineering execution. You'll split time between providing technical direction, prioritizing work, and mentoring Manufacturing Engineers, while remaining deeply involved in day-to-day engineering required to build, troubleshoot, and improve spacecraft production processes.
You'll work directly on the production floor and partner closely with Assembly, Integration & Test (AIT), Design Engineering, Production Planning, Supply Chain, and Quality to translate spacecraft designs into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes. Responsibilities include developing work instructions and tooling, resolving production issues, improving manufacturability, and personally owning engineering work while helping the broader team operate effectively and scale.
Success in this role requires comfort with both leading the team and executing hands-on technical work. You'll help Manufacturing Engineers prioritize and solve difficult problems while personally developing processes, supporting technicians, troubleshooting production issues, and driving spacecraft builds forward. Over time, your work will help turn spacecraft designs into increasingly repeatable, scalable, and production-ready manufacturing processes, enabling Loft to increase production capacity without compromising the quality and reliability required for flight hardware.
