Manufacturing Specialist

About the role

Join Albedo as one of the Bedo 100, shaping the future of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) infrastructure. Building buses, integrated satellites, and turnkey missions, you'll play a pivotal role in Albedo's mission to proliferate VLEO.

Responsibilities

• Build, integrate, test, troubleshoot, rework, and repair spacecraft hardware, ground-support equipment, and production equipment
• Support mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid, and electromechanical assembly and test activities
• Fabricate and inspect wire harnesses, including crimping, soldering, connector assembly, routing, labeling, and continuity testing
• Read and work from engineering drawings, schematics, bills of material, work instructions, and test procedures
• Diagnose hardware and process issues, identify root causes, and implement practical corrective actions
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, inspection methods, and test setups
• Provide hands-on manufacturing feedback to improve producibility, serviceability, and testability
• Maintain accurate build records, material traceability, test data, and as-built configuration
• Support production-area, facility, equipment-installation, inventory, kitting, and stockroom projects
• Train and mentor other team members on assembly techniques, workmanship, and equipment operation

Requirements

• Five-plus years of hands-on experience building, testing, or troubleshooting aerospace or other complex electromechanical hardware
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude across structures, mechanisms, avionics, harnessing, and test equipment
• Experience fabricating and repairing wire harnesses, including crimping, soldering, connector assembly, and continuity testing
• Ability to independently troubleshoot unfamiliar hardware using drawings, schematics, test equipment, and sound technical judgment
• Experience working from engineering drawings, CAD models, bills of material, specifications, and controlled manufacturing documentation
• Proficiency with common hand tools, precision measurement equipment, torque tools, multimeters, power supplies, and oscilloscopes
• Familiarity with aerospace workmanship standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, or equivalent
• Strong attention to detail, documentation, and workmanship while balancing schedule and hardware risk
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced startup environment and supporting work outside a narrow job scope

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and documentation
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced startup environment
• Ability to independently troubleshoot unfamiliar hardware
• Experience working from engineering drawings and controlled manufacturing documentation
• Proficiency with common hand tools and precision measurement equipment
• Familiarity with aerospace workmanship standards

Skills

• Hands-on experience building, testing, or troubleshooting aerospace or other complex electromechanical hardware
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude
• Experience fabricating and repairing wire harnesses
• Ability to troubleshoot unfamiliar hardware
• Experience working from engineering drawings and controlled manufacturing documentation
• Proficiency with common hand tools and precision measurement equipment
• Familiarity with aerospace workmanship standards

Benefits

• Employee friendly equity compensation
• 4% direct matching 401k
• Health Insurance: 100% employee coverage & 75% dependent coverage
• Parental leave and childcare coverage
• Flexible vacation and sick time from day one
• 12 company holidays
• $100 monthly wellness benefit
• Relocation package if not based in Denver

Pay

Salary Range: $98,300 - $124,740 per year

Schedule

Full-time