Orbitfab
The Mechanical Engineering Manager leads the mechanical team from concept designs to producing flight-ready hardware, balancing leadership responsibilities with individual contributor work. This role involves managing multiple concurrent projects, guiding process development, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards and best practices. The position requires strong technical expertise in mechanical systems, spacecraft architecture, and team mentorship within a fast-paced space industry environment.
Headquarters
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Company Size
11-50 employees
Founded
2018
Orbit Fab builds the infrastructure to refuel spacecraft on orbit — what they call “Gas Stations in Space.” They develop tanker spacecraft, propellant depots and standardized fuel-transfer interfaces to enable on-orbit refueling, life-extension, repositioning and more flexible mission operations. By supplying fuel and refueling services to commercial and government satellite operators, Orbit Fab aims to reduce mission risk and enable new classes of dynamic space logistics and operations.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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