Manufacturing Engineer I
About the role
Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.
Position Purpose : The Manufacturing Engineer I will develop and implement manufacturing processes for the building, testing, and delivery of spacecrafts and spacecraft components.
Title: Manufacturing Engineer I
Position Type: Full-Time
Pay Range: $70,000 - $100,000 (Pay rate to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
On-site position at our Boulder, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).
Benefits
- Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
- Life insurance
- 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
- Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure design Refine, modify, or provide input into applications, processes, and designs as required to meet manufacturing and test requirements. Analyze statistical data, evaluate, and implement improvements to meet contract/schedule/quality requirements
- Provide hands-on support for product and process
- Assume ownership for manufacturing build schedules that meet program schedule milestones
- Serve as the primary point of contact for manufacturing non-conforming product, troubleshooting, root cause, failure investigations and corrective actions
- Review drawings, assembly instructions, work orders and engineering change orders for completeness. Implement engineering changes and incorporate corrective action
- Aide and assist cognizant engineers in the creation of mechanical and electrical assembly instructions. Focusing on standardizing across projects and products while streamlining workflow of hardware through needed work centers.
- Update designs, when necessary, in response to manufacturing issues, parts obsolescence, and system requirement changes
- Contribute to and / or present technical data in support of technical exchange meetings, manufacturing / test readiness reviews, and program status reviews with program managers and customers
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Design engineering functions, Test engineering, Quality assurance, Supply Chain Management, work centers and outside suppliers. Maintain excellent rapport with internal / external customers
- Assist with tooling design and validation
- Own and maintain common parts list that are easily supported by manufacturing
- Understand and competently use in-house business systems including Configuration Data Management tools, Manufacturing Execution System, MRP, manufacturing shop floor control, and internal status reporting
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Required Qualifications/Education
- BS or AAS degree in an Engineering field or 0-5 or more years of related aerospace experience
- Proficiency with interpreting technical engineering drawings, bills of material, and technical documents including test and integration procedures
- Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written communication skills, oral presentation skills and an ability to lead group discussions with both internal and external customers
- Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education
Working Conditions
This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com .
We recommend applying directly via the Blue Canyon Technologies website, careers page: https://www.bluecanyontech.com/careers
Copied from the listing Blue Canyon Technologies published, verified 31 Oct 2026.
About Blue Canyon Technologies
Small satellite buses, spacecraft systems and components, an RTX business.
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