Top Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Lead strategic initiatives to improve production efficiency and quality, design and optimize manufacturing processes, mentor junior engineers, integrate new products with production, oversee maintenance and predictive maintenance programs, diagnose complex equipment issues, and manage projects including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation in an aerospace/defense manufacturing environment.

Leads manufacturing facility startups, expansions, and process replication for busbar production. Designs CAD layouts and work cells, specifies equipment and tooling, coordinates suppliers and contractors, and manages capital projects from planning through commissioning and handover. Applies safety-by-design, ergonomics, automation, material-flow optimization, risk management, and project controls. Provides hands-on technical leadership during installation, troubleshooting, production ramp-up, and startup across North American facilities.

Leads acquisition, design, validation, commissioning, and deployment of custom manufacturing equipment for semiconductor production. Manages equipment projects, vendor relationships, specifications, FATs, installations, qualifications, documentation, budgets, and schedules. Collaborates with Facilities, R&D, Maintenance, Automation, Quality, EHS, Procurement, and Operations. Drives process, productivity, quality, safety, ergonomics, reliability, troubleshooting, failure analysis, SPC, and yield improvements while supporting preventive maintenance programs.

Designs, implements, and improves manufacturing systems, processes, procedures, and tooling for solid rocket motor production. Leads process transitions from development to full production, establishes process controls and readiness criteria, applies Lean and Six Sigma, oversees hazardous-material production operations, maintains SOPs and technical documentation, trains personnel, and collaborates with engineering, safety, compliance, and external stakeholders.

Optimize manufacturing of pulsed power assemblies through DFM/A, work instructions, validation procedures, hands-on assembly support, quality improvement, configuration management, and repair or rework processes. The role translates engineering designs into operational hardware, supports production teams, manages procurement and equipment, validates safety procedures, resolves nonconformances, and mentors manufacturing engineers and technicians in an onsite R&D environment.

Optimize manufacturing of optical assemblies and related hardware for quality, throughput, and schedule performance. Responsibilities include DFM/A, translating designs into production hardware, authoring work instructions, improving processes, supporting assembly and rework, managing configuration and procurement, maintaining equipment, resolving nonconformances, validating safety procedures, and mentoring manufacturing engineers and technicians.

Interface with ASIC design teams, foundries, and OSAT vendors to transition products into production. Analyze yield and statistical test data, investigate failures and manufacturing incidents, improve production efficiency, and resolve process or design issues. Support design-for-manufacturing reviews, wafer utilization, supply-chain quality, and on-time delivery. Maintain manufacturing specifications, process documentation, and best-known methods.

Lead semiconductor process integration for InP photonic integrated circuit manufacturing. Troubleshoot process deviations and test failures, maintain fab specifications and test structures, monitor process capability, and drive yield, reliability, manufacturability, throughput, and cycle-time improvements. Support technology development, process transfer, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing ramp while collaborating with process engineering, operations, and technology development teams.

Develops manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, workstations, documentation, and time standards for electric vehicle production. Partners with production, quality, and engineering teams to improve safety, capacity, yield, and quality through Lean and Six Sigma methods. Responsibilities include equipment procurement, process troubleshooting, corrective actions, line balancing, cost estimation, production readiness, and launch support.

Lead manufacturing process development for high-reliability fluid and electro-mechanical aerospace systems. Drive design-for-manufacturing, process planning, BOMs, tooling, work instructions, prototype builds, test procedures, AI&T support, and continuous improvement for scalable production.

Lead development and scale manufacturing processes for aerospace and defense hardware. Own process planning, BOMs, routings, tooling, work instructions, test procedures, and manufacturing readiness. Drive continuous improvement, support prototype builds, and collaborate with design, quality, and production to ensure scalable, high-reliability manufacturing.

Develop and support electro-mechanical manufacturing and end-of-line test equipment for new product introductions. Responsibilities include LabVIEW development, troubleshooting test systems, optimizing assembly-cell uptime, creating design documentation, coordinating cross-functional product releases, and supporting manufacturing improvements. The role also involves electrical schematic troubleshooting, laboratory equipment use, PLC programming, robotics or automation, and project execution.

Design and deploy automation systems for high-volume optical transceiver manufacturing, including AI-based machine vision, robotics, motion control, testing, packaging, and process integration. Lead automation from concept through qualification and production ramp, resolve equipment issues, improve yield and throughput, collaborate with vendors and engineering teams, and develop documentation, validation protocols, and capital equipment justifications.

Drive design for manufacturability and product quality during new product development. Define DFM targets, conduct process capability studies, develop control plans, lead root-cause and corrective-action activities, and support APQP, product launches, production ramp-up, and continuous improvement. Analyze quality and production data, ensure quality-system compliance, create assembly and packaging documentation, evaluate design value, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams. The role requires expertise in mechanical and electronics manufacturing processes, GD&T, and automotive-quality methodologies, with up to 20% travel.

Leads the architecture, integration, qualification, and production scaling of automation systems for precision electro-optical manufacturing. Responsibilities include machine vision, AI-based inspection, robotics, motion control, automated testing and packaging, root-cause analysis, equipment selection, documentation, capacity planning, and continuous improvement. The role serves as a senior technical authority, mentors automation engineers, leads design reviews, and collaborates with product, process, test, manufacturing, and external supplier teams.

Develop, optimize, and implement manufacturing processes and systems for space hardware. Responsibilities include integrating materials and processes, production planning, quality control, precision assembly, testing, work-instruction development, tooling, process optimization, and collaboration with design and systems engineering teams. The role supports safe, efficient hardware production for testing, qualification, and flight while improving quality and reducing cost.

Owns manufacturing process quality and quality-system execution, including APQP, audits, control plans, PFMEAs, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, SPC, and continuous improvement. Analyzes defects, warranty issues, complaints, and quality metrics while supporting assembly, testing, new-product launches, regulatory compliance, and lean initiatives. May supervise inspection and metrology staff and manage pressure-vessel code compliance programs.

Lead manufacturing engineering and production activities for dilution refrigerators. Configure and optimize production lines, manage engineers and technicians, improve manufacturing processes, implement quality systems, drive continuous improvement, create work instructions, design jigs and equipment, support design-for-manufacturing efforts, and manage aggressive production schedules.

Lead a hands-on Manufacturing Engineering team supporting spacecraft assembly, integration, and production. Develop controlled process plans, work instructions, routings, BOMs, tooling, fixtures, and layouts; troubleshoot production issues; conduct root cause investigations; improve quality, throughput, ergonomics, and repeatability; ensure EBOM/MBOM/PBOM alignment; provide DFMA feedback; mentor engineers; and introduce scalable manufacturing technologies and automation. The role requires substantial on-site production-floor work in Golden, Colorado.

Supports sustaining engineering for PCBAs in tape automation systems. Investigates electrical issues, performs root cause analysis, manages component obsolescence, supports ECOs and product revisions, coordinates with suppliers and contract manufacturers, validates component substitutions, reviews schematics and manufacturing documentation, and develops test procedures. The role collaborates cross-functionally to improve reliability, quality, manufacturability, and production continuity.

Support manufacturing across all levels: design and optimize processes and line balancing; specify tooling, fixtures, and equipment; support production ramp-up; lead continuous improvement and root cause analysis; collaborate with design, quality, and supply chain teams.

Leads manufacturing engineering projects, process investigations, validation studies, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Supports production processes including machining, finishing, and packaging; designs fixtures and tooling; performs measurement system analysis; develops manufacturing and inspection procedures; and supports equipment acquisition, installation, validation, and training. Collaborates with production, quality, finance, product development, and vendors while maintaining compliance with QSR, SOPs, safety requirements, and quality systems. Global project support and some travel may be required.

Supports manufacturing engineers in improving high-mix assembly processes at a commercial door lock facility. Responsibilities include productivity projects, process documentation, fixture and component design, equipment troubleshooting, capital equipment installation, and safety and quality improvements. The intern applies engineering principles, data analysis, problem-solving, and teamwork in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will support production, improve manufacturing processes, design tools, train operators, and oversee engineering documentation. You will also interact with customers and evaluate product specifications.

Develop and implement fabrication and production processes for aerospace electronic assemblies. Support hands-on production, troubleshoot and disposition non-conforming hardware, create work instructions, participate in RCAs, support DFMA and engineering change implementation, and generate manufacturing routings and control plans.