Lead Manufacturing Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer in our Broomfield, CO location. This role will lead manufacturing engineering for a team industrializing and manufacturing complex ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) hardware. The engineer will define the manufacturing vision for next-generation systems, engage early with design partners to drive manufacturability, and plan future manufacturing facilities and work streams. This is a hands‑on role that will work directly with technicians to build, integrate, and troubleshoot hardware.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre‑employment drug test.

• Serve as the manufacturing engineering lead for the team, setting technical direction, priorities, standards, and best practices for current and next‑generation systems
• Create and maintain the manufacturing vision and integrated plan for next‑generation systems, including manufacturing readiness, capacity, capital equipment, and production ramp
• Engage early with upstream design partners to influence architecture, define manufacturing requirements, and drive manufacturability, assembly, testability, reliability, and cost into the design
• Plan future manufacturing facilities and work streams, including production layouts, equipment, material flow, cleanroom needs, and phased capacity expansion
• Own manufacturing readiness from concept through production release by establishing process flows, work instructions, build travelers, inspection and test methods, tooling, training, and release criteria
• Partner with quality and drive cost initiatives to meet production targets for material, labor, yield, cycle time and cost
• Work side by side with technicians and operators to assemble, integrate, test, troubleshoot, and deliver complex UHV systems while providing real‑time technical direction and removing barriers to progress
• Travel may be required up to 10%

• Bachelor’s degree minimum
• Minimum 8 years of experience in hardware manufacturing or product industrialization
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident, or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People’s Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
• Experience serving as a manufacturing technical lead and defining manufacturing strategy, readiness plans, and production investments for new or next‑generation products
• Proven ability to influence product architecture and design decisions through DFM/DFA, design reviews, prototyping, and manufacturing risk assessment
• Experience planning or launching manufacturing facilities, production cells, cleanroom work streams, capital equipment, material flow, and capacity expansions
• Hands‑on experience leading builds and working alongside technicians to assemble, integrate, test, and troubleshoot high‑complexity, low‑volume hardware while meeting schedule, quality, and safety commitments
• Demonstrated success establishing scalable production systems through process flows, work instructions, build travelers, inspection plans, test procedures, operator training, and manufacturing readiness reviews
• Strong technical ownership, organization, communication, and cross‑functional leadership, with the ability to remain closely engaged on the production floor and build trust with technicians

$148,000 - $199,000 a year

The base pay range for this role is $148,000 – $199,000 annually.…