Manufacturing / operations

Organizations whose current-needs assessments include manufacturing-operations. These are inferred from public information, not confirmed job openings; verify directly. Needs unreviewed for 6+ months are flagged.

All kinds of work · All stated needs

• 3Helix · Salt Lake City · Website: https://www.3helix.com — Likely needs include peptide chemists, drug-delivery engineers, diagnostic assay developers, and business-development operators who can license CHP outside BASF's personal-care exclusivity. Manufacturing and regulatory expertise matter if the company advances imaging or therapeutic IND programs. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• ACT Aerospace · Gunnison · Careers: https://actaero.com/careers/ — Hiring centers on shop-floor manufacturing: machine operators (including night and weekend shifts), machine programmers, and production technicians. Composite structures engineers, tool design engineers, NDI and quality specialists, and manufacturing engineers remain the core technical fit beyond the shop floor. ACT is smaller than Hexcel or Northrop, so individual leverage is proportionally high… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Araknitek · Logan — Current openings are unknown. If Araknitek remains the active commercialization vehicle, its load-bearing contributor need is manufacturing and scale-up: moving recombinant spider-silk protein from research quantities into repeatable bulk production. Readers should verify the organization's current status before treating this as an active opportunity. (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Atavistik Bio · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://jobs.lever.co/atavistik-bio — Hiring skews chemical sciences and clinical (DMPK, biostatistics) and is Cambridge-based, not Utah-based. Broader fit still includes medicinal chemists, structural biologists, allostery-focused biochemists, computational chemists at the ML/structure intersection, clinical development leaders for oncology and rare-disease trials, and manufacturing/CMC capacity as programs advance. Later-stage tria… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Baxter Aerospace · St. George · Careers: https://www.baxteraerospace.com/careers/ — Likely needs: UAS/aerospace and flight-controls engineers, RF/communications and satellite-integration engineers, manufacturing and production staff, and defense business-development people who can navigate government procurement. The Series A is earmarked for production scale-up and field operations, which points to hiring in manufacturing and field engineering. For talent matching, Baxter fits … (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• BioFire Diagnostics · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://jobs.jobvite.com/biofiredx/jobs — Hiring runs across engineering, software/IT, manufacturing, scientific/R&D, and commercial support — QC and packing technicians, field system engineers, clinical applications specialists, medical science liaisons, market-access and account managers, and HR/supply-chain partners. Assay-development and molecular-biology scientists, regulatory-affairs specialists with 510(k)/De Novo/CE-IVD experienc… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Bioparin · Salt Lake City — Bioparin is at lab scale. The company likely needs synthetic biologists with carbohydrate metabolism expertise, process engineers with biosynthesis scale-up experience, carbohydrate chemists, and regulatory affairs specialists familiar with drug biosimilar pathways. At this stage, non-dilutive federal funding (further SBIR/STTR awards, NIH grants) is the most plausible near-term capital path, wit… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Blackrock Neurotech · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://blackrockneurotech.com/careers/ — Hiring emphasis runs to electrode R&D and manufacturing (engineers, technical project managers, technicians), BCI software leadership, IT and cybersecurity, and quality — plus intermittent BCI internships in data science and related teams. Neural engineers, materials scientists for biocompatible electrode interfaces, signal-processing and machine-learning engineers, regulatory engineers experienc… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Bunnell Incorporated · North Salt Lake · Website: https://bunl.com — This is a manufacturing-and-clinical-support company, not a software startup. The durable needs are hardware engineering and manufacturing operations for a regulated Class III device (pneumatics, assembly, in-process testing — FDA supplement records through 2022 reference pneumatics subassembly test fixtures). Clinical-regulatory work sits alongside that: ventilator labeling, clinicia… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• CaLycia Biosciences · Salt Lake City · Website: https://www.calyciabioscience.com — Likely needs include cell-therapy process development engineers, macrophage transfection and expansion specialists, neurosurgical and neuro-oncology clinical advisors, IND-enabling study operators, and seed or strategic capital. Macrophage engineering is technically harder than T-cell CAR workflows — shorter ex vivo lifespan and harder genetic modification — so manufacturing and persistence are c… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• CleanJoule · Salt Lake City · Website: https://cleanjoule.com — Biochemical engineers, process engineers, and catalytic chemists with biofuel scale-up experience are the most relevant technical contributors. A DoD partnership signals interest in defense and government-contract pathways alongside commercial aviation. Manufacturing, quality, and supply chain hires are likely priorities as the company moves toward full-scale production. The airline strategic inv… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Cosm · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://www.cosm.com/careers/positions — Needs span venue operations (dome operators, hospitality and events staff, fan ambassadors, security), corporate and venue leadership (pricing/revenue, product management, talent acquisition, HR, supply chain), and technical roles across software, video, networking, and IT program management — with Salt Lake City among the locations for engineering and internship tracks. Display engineers and rea… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Cotopaxi · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://cotopaxi.applytojob.com/ — Retail staffing dominates ongoing hiring — store managers, supervisors, and sales associates across Utah (Murray, Park City) and other U.S. stores. Broader fit still includes product designers with outdoor and apparel experience, supply-chain and sustainability specialists, DTC marketing and community leaders, e-commerce operators, and nonprofit-partnership managers who can steward foundation gra… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Curza · Salt Lake City · Website: https://curza.com — Likely needs include medicinal chemists, microbiologists, and structural biologists focused on ribosome biochemistry, plus regulatory and CMC support for IND preparation. The company operates in a grant-heavy, mission-driven environment — contributors motivated by antimicrobial-resistance and biodefense impact rather than typical VC pharma timelines tend to fit best. No Phase 1 IND filing for CZ-… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• CycloKinetics · Salt Lake City · Website: https://cyclokinetics.com/ — CycloKinetics' public careers language describes wanting "engineers, scientists, and operators driven by performance, innovation, and national security impact," consistent with a scale-up-stage propellant manufacturer. No specific open roles, team size, or hiring plan is published; treat this as directional rather than a current openings list. (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Cyrq Energy · Beaver County · Website: https://cyrqenergy.com/ — Public careers detail for Utah specifically is thin on a plain fetch of cyrqenergy.com. Durable role families for a binary geothermal operator include plant operators and O&M technicians, reservoir / production engineers, geochemists, instrumentation and controls staff, and field drilling/workover contractors. Verify openings on Cyrq's own site or LinkedIn before recommending a Utah application p… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Electric Power Systems (EPS) · North Logan · Careers: https://epsenergy.com/about-electric-power-systems/careers/ — Likely needs include aerospace battery electrochemists, power electronics engineers, certification engineers with FAA DER experience, systems engineers familiar with aviation safety standards (DO-178C, DO-254, ARP4754A), and manufacturing engineers capable of building aviation-grade hardware at production scale. The team appears to be Utah-based and smaller than coastal counterparts, making indiv… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• EnduraCure · Salt Lake City · Website: https://enduracure.com — Polymer chemists, materials scientists, electronics manufacturing engineers, and business development people who understand the flexible-electronics supply chain. This is an early-stage academic spinout — the team is small, roles are broad, and individual leverage is very high. The right environment for someone who wants to build a new materials company from the ground up rather than join an esta… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Energy Fuels / White Mesa · San Juan County · Careers: https://www.energyfuels.com/careers/ — Hiring spans mill-site chemistry, lab, and operations roles at White Mesa alongside corporate functions in Lakewood, CO. Broader fit still includes chemical-process engineers, metallurgists, radiation-safety specialists, environmental-compliance experts, community-relations leaders, regulatory counsel, maintenance and operations talent, project-finance people, and operators who understand both nu… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• EnergySolutions · Tooele County · Careers: https://jobs.energysolutions.com/ — Nuclear engineers, environmental compliance specialists, health physicists, operations managers, transportation logistics staff, and regulatory affairs professionals. Cleared positions for DOE-site work are common. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Fervo Energy · Beaver County · Careers: https://fervoenergy.com/careers/ — Fervo employed 199 full-time and part-time employees as of December 31, 2025 (prospectus) — a small company building a very large plant, which is the shape of the hiring pressure. Needs span plant and field engineering (power, electrical, instrumentation & controls, operations, reservoir engineering and data science), supply-chain and category managem… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Fortem Technologies · Lindon · Careers: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/fa9b835a-8112-420d-9c09-631d7b67b31c/FORTEM-TECHNOLOGIES — Hiring centers on radar systems and RF engineering, systems data and automation, product management, production engineering and technicians, QA, and shipping/logistics — mostly on-site in Lindon. Broader fit still includes embedded systems, guidance/controls, autonomy, manufacturing, field deployment, and export-control-aware program managers who understand airspace and critical-infrastructure ru… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Globus Relief · Salt Lake City · Website: https://www.globusrelief.org — Captured pages emphasize donations, corporate/medical supply partners, and warehouse operations (about page). No careers URL was captured; needs likely include logistics/warehouse staff, partnership development, and finance/compliance given Schedule L conflict disclosures and inventory scale — inferred, not sourced to a jobs page. (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Hexcel Corporation · Salt Lake County · Careers: https://www.hexcel.com/careers — Likely needs include materials scientists, process engineers, controls engineers, manufacturing leaders, quality engineers, maintenance technicians, safety leaders, and operators comfortable with aerospace and defense certification. For students and operators, Hexcel may be a better fit than a startup if they want rigorous industrial systems, tangible products, and long-cycle aerospace work. (reviewed 2026-05-09)
• Hill Air Force Base · Hill Air Force Base · Careers: https://www.hill.af.mil/About-Us/Employment/ — Hill hires along two entirely separate tracks. Uniformed military careers (officer, enlisted, healthcare) route through airforce.com. Civilian federal employment — the larger and more relevant track for most wiki readers — routes primarily through USAJOBS.gov, with two notable shortcuts the base itself advertises: a direct-to-recruiter path for engineering and scientist candidates with a BS or hi… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• IMSAR · Utah Valley · Careers: https://imsar.applicantpro.com/jobs/ — Likely needs include RF engineers, signal-processing engineers, embedded software engineers, aerospace integration specialists, manufacturing and quality leaders, program managers, field operations people, and business-development operators with defense and homeland-security experience. For talent matching, IMSAR fits people who want hard engineering and mission relevance, especially if they can … (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Intergalactic · St. George · Careers: https://igspace.applicantpro.com/jobs/ — The company's careers language invites engineers, designers, technicians, and business specialists, including candidates at its southern Utah headquarters and some remote talent. The durable work implied by its products includes mechanical and thermal-system engineering, electrical and controls engineering, embedded software, product and system design, aerospace assembly and manufacturing, qualif… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Ionic Mineral Technologies (Ionic MT) · Juab County · Careers: https://ionicmt.com/company/careers — Hiring centers on hydrometallurgy and separation-process chemical engineering (acid leaching, impurity removal, crystallization, solids handling for high-purity materials). Broader needs still include process engineers and electrochemists across mining-to-cell development, plus supply-chain and business-development people who understand automotive and defense procurement qualification cycles. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Iris Biomedical · Salt Lake City · Website: https://irismeddesign.com/ — Biomedical engineers, microfabrication engineers, hermetic packaging specialists, and quality engineers with ISO 13485 medical-device experience. The company is small with high individual leverage. The specialized nature of the work means recruiting is from a narrow talent pool: MEMS-background engineers, biomedical engineering graduates from neural-engineering programs (University of Utah's Cent… (reviewed 2026-06-19)
• L3Harris Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://careers.l3harris.com/ — Openings on the L3Harris careers site include manufacturing engineering, integration and test, AI specialists, industrial security, subcontracts, and project engineering — alongside RF, firmware, systems, cybersecurity, and clearance-gated program roles tied to defense budget cycles. Good fit for engineers who want production defense communications with real deployed platforms and a relocation ra… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Les Olson IT · statewide · Careers: https://ats.rippling.com/en-US/les-olson-it/jobs — Les Olson IT has an active company-run applicant board with openings across several Utah branches. Durable needs include systems administrators and managed-IT support staff; installation, delivery and print-service technicians who can work at customer sites; warehouse and equipment-operations staff; and account executives who can sell managed services and office technology. The company also recru… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• LiveView Technologies (LVT) · American Fork · Careers: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/liveviewtechnologiesinc — Hiring runs dozens of roles deep, spanning applied / agentic AI and MLOps, fullstack and mobile software, cloud / networking / DevOps, embedded and electrical hardware, manufacturing (assembly, welding, warehouse), field and federal GTM, and security / privacy / legal. That matches LVT 2.0: platform software plus physical fleet scale. For talent matching, LVT fits operators and engineers who want… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Merit Medical Systems · South Jordan · Careers: https://www.merit.com/careers/ — Likely needs include mechanical engineers, biomedical engineers, materials scientists who understand biocompatible polymers and hydrophilic coatings, regulatory engineers who can navigate FDA 510(k) and PMA pathways, quality engineers, and manufacturing engineers for the precision extrusion and assembly lines. Operations leaders comfortable with both ISO-class cleanroom production and acquisition… (reviewed 2026-05-09)
• Nielson Scientific · unknown · Careers: https://nielsonscientific.com/jobs-1 — Hiring runs through the company jobs page and careers@nielsonscientific.com, centered on microfabrication / ablation production work in Provo (technicians working to IPC standards and digital work instructions). Broader early-stage SBIR needs still include engineers and scientists to execute grant deliverables, translational BD, and follow-on funding beyond SBIR. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Northrop Grumman — Promontory Facility · Promontory · Careers: https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers — Northrop Grumman Promontory recruits propulsion engineers, mechanical engineers, materials scientists (propellant chemistry, composite case design), manufacturing engineers for large-scale aerospace hardware, and safety engineers specializing in high-energy materials handling. Quality assurance and systems engineering roles are also significant. Most roles touching Sentinel require security clear… (reviewed 2026-06-19)
• Nusano · West Valley City · Careers: https://nusano.com/careers/ — Likely needs include accelerator physicists, radiochemists, nuclear and target engineers, cGMP manufacturing-process engineers, quality and regulatory staff spanning both nuclear and pharmaceutical regimes, and commercial leaders to convert reservations into long-term supply agreements. Apply via the Nusano careers board; recruiting tracks the West Valley City production ramp. This is hands-on, h… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• O.C. Tanner · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://www.octanner.com/company/careers — Hiring spans Salt Lake City HQ software engineering (applied AI, DevOps/SRE, test engineering), electrical and automation engineering, sales technology and vendor integrations, and manufacturing and distribution team members. Broader needs still include product designers, HR-tech sales, enterprise customer success, and organizational-psychology / culture research talent. As a nearly century-old c… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Orbit Irrigation Products · Davis County · Website: https://www.orbitonline.com — The 2018 article notes tight Utah labor markets for local manufacturing hires (Utah Business, 2018). Current open roles were not captured; Husqvarna's careers portal would be the live board. (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Ormat Technologies · Beaver County · Careers: https://www.ormat.com/en/company/careers/main/ — Ormat's own careers portal and current external job listings point to plant-operations and engineering roles that would apply directly to Cove Fort — plant operators, operations-and-maintenance engineers, geochemists, and instrumentation/controls staff who keep a binary-cycle facility running — alongside corporate functions with clear geothermal-development ties: procurement/buyer roles for plant… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• OxEon Energy · North Salt Lake · Careers: https://www.oxeonenergy.com/careers — Hiring frames around manufacturing scale-up — engineering, manufacturing, operations, and business development as capacity ramps. That aligns with the longer-standing need for electrochemists, ceramics and materials scientists, thermal systems engineers, and manufacturing process engineers who can take small-batch SOEC production to factory scale; industrial-hydrogen chemical engineers remain rel… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Palladyne AI · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://www.palladyneai.com/open-positions/ — Visible hiring is thinner than the embodied-AI narrative suggests — recent openings have skewed toward GTM / defense marketing and IT support rather than swarm or edge-ML research. Broader likely needs — edge-ML and autonomy engineers, embedded systems, defense program operators, and manufacturing/supply-chain talent from the vertically integrated stack — remain plausible but are not consistently… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Renaissance Ag · Vineyard · Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/renaissance-ag — Mechanical and controls engineers with experience in agricultural or food-processing equipment; agricultural operations people who understand ranching and dairy workflows; sales and customer-success staff who can reach ranch and dairy decision-makers; and supply-chain operators who can scale a hardware business. Small-company culture at commercialization stage — individual leverage is high. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Skullcandy · Park City · Careers: https://skullcandy.applicantpro.com/jobs/ — Likely needs include audio and acoustic engineers, industrial and fashion-forward product designers, supply-chain and manufacturing partners, DTC and retail marketing leaders, and brand partnership managers. Consumer electronics operators with experience in competitive audio markets and PE-backed brand turnarounds may also be relevant. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Sky Quarry · Uintah County; Woods Cross · Careers: https://skyquarry.com/careers/ — Chemical and process engineers interested in circular-economy applications; environmental and permitting specialists familiar with Utah's oil and gas regulatory environment; and investor relations and public market communications support for a small-cap resource company navigating both a new permit process and an evolving climate-disclosure environment. (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• SkyWest, Inc. · St. George · Careers: https://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/ — SkyWest's official careers site currently organizes hiring around pilots, A&P mechanics, flight attendants, avionics, dispatch, airport operations, safety and quality, customer support, and corporate functions. The durable need is operational capacity: flight crews, maintenance and avionics technicians, dispatchers, and airport-operations staff who can keep a large scheduled fleet moving safely. … (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Spire Therapeutics · Salt Lake City · Website: https://spire.us/ — Likely needs include biomedical engineers (acoustics, ultrasound, neuroimaging), clinical-research operations for Phase 3 execution, regulatory affairs and FDA strategy specialists for novel neuromodulation devices, reimbursement and market-access operators, and manufacturing partners for device scale-up. No disclosed Series A; clinical trial costs may require significant new capital beyond grant… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• SymbioCellTech · Salt Lake City · Website: https://symbiocelltech.com/ — Likely needs include cell-therapy manufacturing scientists, immunology and transplant biology advisors, GMP process-development engineers, regulatory affairs specialists for IND-enabling studies and CBER interactions, clinical-trial operations staff, and capital for human proof-of-concept trials. The key unproven claim — durable MSC-mediated immune privilege at clinical scale — demands rigorous c… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Teal Drones · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://tealdrones.com/careers/ — Likely needs: mechanical and electrical engineers focused on small UAS, embedded and communications-security software engineers, autonomy and flight-software engineers, manufacturing and production-operations staff (production scaling has been a stated priority), and defense-acquisition and program-management professionals. For talent matching, Teal fits engineers and operators who want defense h… (reviewed 2026-06-18)
• Thera-T Pharmaceutics · Salt Lake City · Website: https://thera-tpharmaceutics.com — At approximately $400K in funding, Thera-T is operating at lab and early animal-study scale. Likely needs include additional non-dilutive federal funding (SBIR/STTR, NIH NCI grants), early angel or seed investment from oncology-focused life sciences investors, preclinical contract research organization (CRO) partnerships for animal studies, and eventual regulatory guidance for IND filing. The com… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Torus · Salt Lake City · Careers: https://www.torus.co/careers — Hiring concentrates on standing up GigaOne manufacturing and field ops in the Salt Lake area: mechanical and manufacturing engineers and leads, CNC / tube-laser / waterjet fabrication specialists, manufacturing technicians, embedded-systems and firmware engineers, electrical test technicians, journeyman electricians for field operations, and environmental engineering. The April 2026 equipment-fin… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• US Magnesium · Tooele County · Careers: https://usmagnesium.com/careers/ — The public careers page routes applications through company HR email rather than named openings. In a stable operating scenario, needs would include chemical and electrochemical process engineers, metallurgists, industrial maintenance specialists, and environmental-compliance engineers. During bankruptcy and ownership transition, hiring posture, capital investment, and operational continuity are … (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• US Synthetic · Orem · Careers: https://ussynthetic.com/careers/ — Manufacturing and process operations dominate — press operation, materials handling, and finishing work on parts held to tight tolerances. Around that sit materials and mechanical engineering roles tied to press design and diamond synthesis, plus applications engineering for customers specifying cutters for particular formations. The company describes itself as family-oriented with an emphasis on… (reviewed 2026-08-11)
• Utah Film Industry · statewide · Website: https://film.utah.gov — Film crew across all departments: gaffers, grips, camera operators, AD and PA tracks, production coordinators, location managers. Post-production staff — editors, colorists, VFX artists — at Utah-based houses. Filmmakers who specifically want to shoot in Utah's landscapes. Location scouts and BLM permitting specialists. The Film Commission itself needs policy advocates for competitive tax incenti… (reviewed 2026-06-19)
• Valar Atomics · Emery County · Careers: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/valaratomics — Hiring runs heavy for both Hawthorne, CA engineering and the Orangeville, Utah site build-out: construction quality inspectors and supervisors, infrastructure leadership, fuel-plant process technicians, health physicists and HPTs, I&C and maintenance technicians, nuclear operations management, QA laboratory roles, and nuclear supplier-quality engineers. Utah talent is most relevant for site const… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Varda Space Industries · West Desert · Careers: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vardaspace — Hiring is California HQ–centric: flight/mission/embedded software, GNC, mechanisms and fluid systems for pharmaceutical payloads, crystallization science, lab technicians, facilities and electrical trades, and internships. Utah-based roles are rare; the Utah talent connection remains through UTTR operations, range safety, recovery logistics, and the defense-space ecosystem rather than Varda headq… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Vector · Bluffdale — Likely needs include robotics, aerospace, embedded systems, and electronic-warfare engineers; manufacturing and production scale-up staff; special operations veterans and defense acquisition professionals who can translate SOF requirements into product; and program managers comfortable with fast-paced DoD integration. For talent matching, Vector fits engineers and operators who want startup pace … (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Wasatch Ionics · unknown — Likely needs include electrochemistry and battery-materials researchers, systems engineers who understand reserve-battery architectures, Army program and SBIR contracting advisors, and manufacturing scale-up expertise — all at a stage where the team and funding picture are not publicly visible. Strong fit for people who want frontier battery chemistry with a defense application and are comfortabl… (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Wavetronix · Springville · Careers: https://wavetronix.breezy.hr/ — Hiring spans electrical and electronics engineering (hardware), engineering infrastructure (software/networking), field systems and networking technicians, low-voltage and ITS field technicians, electronics manufacturing operators, and technical sales/support roles across multiple regions. For talent matching, Wavetronix is a good fit for people who like physical products, public infrastructure, … (reviewed 2026-07-14)
• Williams International · Ogden · Careers: https://www.williams-int.com/careers/ — Williams' public materials point to durable role families rather than a churning list of current openings. The company maintains standing, location-specific recruiting pages for CNC machinist and precision-manufacturing/production roles at its Ogden site specifically. On the engineering side, Williams runs an Engineering Rotational Program for new graduates across mechanical design, analysis, con… (reviewed 2026-08-11)