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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Kapta Space's roles stay open a median of 23 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Kapta Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Kapta Space
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 13 open
- Hiring momentum
- 13 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Kapta Space's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Kapta Space.
About this role
The Director of Manufacturing for Spaceborne Radar Payloads at Kapta Space will lead the manufacturing strategy and execution, overseeing the entire process from production planning to final delivery. This role requires a combination of hands-on experience in high-reliability electronics manufacturing and strong leadership skills to ensure quality and compliance with space hardware standards while transitioning products from development to scalable production.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Kapta Space as an employer.
What you need
- Deep hands-on experience in high-reliability electronics manufacturing
- Leadership skills to scale production
- Knowledge of quality, traceability, and configuration-control standards for space hardware
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status
Worth weighing
- Startup environment may involve uncertainty and rapid changes
- No specific salary or benefits information provided
- Focus on compliance with U.S. Government space technology export regulations may limit candidate pool
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Listed by Kapta Space on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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