Manufacturing Specialist

About the role

Join a pioneering team at Albedo, a leader in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) infrastructure. As a Manufacturing Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in building, integrating, testing, and repairing spacecraft hardware, contributing to Albedo's mission to make VLEO mainstream.

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

• U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Resident, or Eligible for U.S. Employment
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Skills

• Hands-on experience in aerospace or complex electromechanical hardware
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude
• Wire harness fabrication and repair skills
• Engineering drawing and schematic reading ability
• Test equipment proficiency
• Aerospace workmanship standards knowledge

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
• $100 monthly wellness benefit
• Relocation package if not based in Denver

Pay

$98,300 - $124,740 per year

Schedule

Full-time