Manufacturing Manager

LeoLabs•Menlo Park, CA

75d•Onsite

About The Position

At LeoLabs, the Hardware Engineering Team designs, builds, manufactures, and deploys advanced radar systems that provide persistent orbital intelligence to customers around the world. As the Manufacturing Manager for Radar Hardware, you will lead and grow the team responsible for turning engineering designs into repeatable production. You will own manufacturing execution across radar hardware builds, including production schedules, manufacturing readiness, DFM, assembly processes, quality execution, and the technical interface with contract manufacturers. This is a hands-on manufacturing leadership role for someone who can build a strong team, solve technical production problems, and scale how LeoLabs manufactures complex radar hardware. You will work closely with engineering, supply chain, and program leadership to deliver hardware on schedule while improving manufacturing quality, cost, and predictability. This is a full-time, onsite position based in Menlo Park, California.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline
7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, or hardware manufacturing leadership
Experience leading manufacturing execution for complex electronic or electromechanical hardware
Experience managing or leading manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, technicians, or cross-functional production teams
Strong PCBA manufacturing fluency, including PCB fabrication, SMT assembly, panelization, DFM, IPC workmanship standards, and production test considerations
Strong mechanical manufacturing understanding, including machined parts, sheet metal, structural assemblies, cable assemblies, and box builds
Experience developing production schedules, manufacturing plans, work instructions, assembly documentation, and production readiness processes
Experience working with contract manufacturers as a technical manufacturing interface
Familiarity with Arena or another PLM system, NetSuite or another ERP system, and SolidWorks
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. personnel security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience manufacturing radar, aerospace, defense, robotics, industrial automation, or other high-reliability hardware
Experience scaling hardware production from prototype builds into repeatable low- or medium-volume manufacturing
Experience leading manufacturing readiness reviews, NPI builds, and production release gates
Experience developing cost models, labor models, build plans, and factory capacity plans
Experience with supplier quality, root cause analysis, NCR/CAPA processes, and RMA workflows
Working knowledge of electrical test fixtures, production test strategy, and hardware validation workflows
Experience building manufacturing teams, contractor benches, or technician staffing models in a fast-moving hardware environment

Responsibilities

Lead and grow Radar Hardware’s Manufacturing Team, including manufacturing engineering, production technicians, and hardware quality
Own the detailed manufacturing schedule for radar hardware builds based on program-level delivery dates
Drive manufacturing execution from design release through procurement readiness, kitting, assembly, test support, and delivery
Build manufacturing processes, team structure, and operating rhythms that support multiple hardware programs in parallel
Lead manufacturing readiness reviews and identify risks related to design maturity, BOM completeness, documentation, tooling, suppliers, and build flow
Establish clear manufacturing ownership across DFM, NPI, box build processes, work instructions, fixtures, inspection methods, and CM technical support
Serve as the manufacturing leader for contract manufacturer technical execution, while Supply Chain owns commercial and administrative supplier management
Drive production readiness for PCBAs, cable assemblies, machined parts, structural hardware, and electromechanical assemblies
Support cost modeling, labor planning, build planning, contractor staffing, and manufacturing strategy for current and future radar systems
Build scalable manufacturing systems that improve quality, schedule predictability, yield, and production throughput