Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Position: Lead Manufacturing Engineer -1056
Location: Broomfield

US Broomfield, COScience & Technology – Hardware Manufacturing /Full-time /On-site

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.

Key Responsibilities:

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%
YOU MUST HAVE:

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.

WE VALUE:

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…