Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanisms)

Redondo Beach, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 135000 - 175000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Manufacturing

Job Summary

As a Senior Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse you will be responsible for developing maturing and sustaining manufacturing processes for spacecraft mechanisms from prototype through flight production. This role bridges design engineering and the factory floor ensuring mechanisms are built safely repeatably on schedule and to flight-quality standards.

Responsibilities

Own manufacturing processes for spacecraft mechanisms from prototype through flight production
Develop and maintain work instructions travelers and tooling to enable safe repeatable builds
Partner with design engineering to improve DFM/DFA reliability and production readiness
Support hands-on assembly integration and test of mechanisms on the production floor
Troubleshoot build and test issues lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions
Support mechanism-level functional deployment and environmental testing
Ensure compliance with quality safety and configuration control requirements
Drive continuous improvement in cost schedule yield and manufacturability

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or related field
5 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering production engineering or process engineering
5 years of hands-on experience with mechanical systems and precision assemblies
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings GD&T and engineering specifications and procedures

Preferred Skills and Experience

6 years of hands-on engineering experience with spacecraft satellite launch vehicle or aerospace mechanisms
5 years of demonstrated experience transitioning hardware from development to flight production
Familiarity with cleanroom or controlled assembly environments
Demonstrated experience with mechanism testing and qualification failure analysis and corrective action processes engineering change orders (ECOs) and configuration management

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

As a Senior Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse you will be responsible for developing maturing and sustaining manufacturing processes for spacecraft mechanisms from prototype through flight production. This role bridges design engineering and the factory floor ensuring mechanisms are built...

Responsibilities

Own manufacturing processes for spacecraft mechanisms from prototype through flight production
Develop and maintain work instructions travelers and tooling to enable safe repeatable builds
Partner with design engineering to improve DFM/DFA reliability and production readiness
Support hands-on assembly integration and test of mechanisms on the production floor
Troubleshoot build and test issues lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions
Support mechanism-level functional deployment and environmental testing
Ensure compliance with quality safety and configuration control requirements
Drive continuous improvement in cost schedule yield and manufacturability

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or related field
5 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering production engineering or process engineering
5 years of hands-on experience with mechanical systems and precision assemblies
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings GD&T and engineering specifications and procedures

Preferred Skills and Experience

6 years of hands-on engineering experience with spacecraft satellite launch vehicle or aerospace mechanisms
5 years of demonstrated experience transitioning hardware from development to flight production
Familiarity with cleanroom or controlled assembly environments
Demonstrated experience with mechanism testing and qualification failure analysis and corrective action processes engineering change orders (ECOs) and configuration management

Required Experience:

Senior IC