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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Loftorbital's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Loftorbital's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Loftorbital
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 60 open
- Hiring momentum
- 74 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 Loftorbital's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Loftorbital.
About this role
The Lead Manufacturing Engineer at Loft Orbital will take on a hands-on role that blends technical leadership with direct engineering execution in spacecraft production. This position involves mentoring a team of Manufacturing Engineers while also engaging in the day-to-day tasks of building, troubleshooting, and improving manufacturing processes. The role requires collaboration with various departments to translate spacecraft designs into efficient and scalable manufacturing workflows.
- 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 Loftorbital as an employer.
What you need
- Experience in Manufacturing Engineering
- Technical leadership skills
- Hands-on experience in engineering execution
- Ability to mentor and prioritize work for a team
- Experience in developing manufacturing processes and work instructions
Worth weighing
- Role involves both leadership and hands-on engineering work, which may require balancing priorities
- No specific salary or benefits information provided
- The company is scaling quickly, which may lead to evolving job responsibilities
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Listed by Loftorbital on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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