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Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer II
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 115000 - 145000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
8 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
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Job Summary
As a Propulsion Components Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse you will assist with build & fabrication of components for propulsion and vehicle control systems. Work alongside propulsion component designers to take hardware from initial drawings to fabricated assemblies to fully integrated onto our vehicles. Impulse Space is seeking hands-on engineers who want to work in a rapidly iterative production environment.
Responsibilities
- Own all aspects of propulsion component manufacturing from initial concept through prototype build qualification and rate production.
- Drive the development build assembly and testing of complex propulsion hardware ensuring reliable costefficient and scalable manufacturing outcomes.
- Create robust assembly and test work instructions and design productionready fixtures and tooling that enable efficient repeatable and highrate manufacturing.
- Lead creative changes to production processes and hardware design by partnering closely with design engineering to iterate for manufacturability and reduce cost cycle time and complexity.
- Collaborate deeply with build and test technicians design engineers internal machine shops and external suppliers to ensure components are optimized for manufacturability ease of assembly and performance.
- Resolve technical issues across manufacturing and testing by developing innovative resourceful solutions and driving rootcause analysis with quality and design stakeholders.
- Design and improve componentlevel testing assetsincluding proof and leak flow characterization and functional checkoutwhile advancing capability automation and test throughput.
- Grow your expertise across multiple manufacturing disciplines to expand inhouse production and test capability helping forge our path toward rapid reliable access to space.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering discipline or Physics
- 3 years of professional experience manufacturing building testing or troubleshooting hardware
- Demonstrated experience with Design for Manufacturability and complex assemblies
- Demonstrated results with product or process improvements
- Hands-on experience with basic fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools tube bending machining welding etc.)
- Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small teams
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5 years of manufacturing experience working directly with components or sub-assemblies in an aerospace environment
- Demonstrated experience developing production processes from the ground up including driving design improvements for manufacturing
- Self-starter able to identify problems and implement solutions with limited supervision
- Experience with instrumentation data acquisition and data review
- Hands-on experience trouble-shooting building and testing hardware
- Extremely hands on. Experience with fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools manual lathes/mills calipers welding equipment etc.)
- Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent) geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and work holding design and analysis Prior experience working in a fast-paced agile product development environment
- Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
- Python / SQL programming experience or similar
- High attention to detail and rapid pace of execution
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.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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.
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