Spacecraft Integration Engineer

Spacecraft Integration Engineer

As a Spacecraft Integration Engineer at Impulse, you will own all aspects of the spacecraft build from vehicle assembly through checkouts and launch site integration. Impulse is building an exceptional team and this position is a growth opportunity open to high performers of any experience level above the basic qualifications.

Department: Assembly, Integration & Test

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Workplace type: Onsite

Compensation: $105,000 - $165,000 / year

Responsibilities

• Own spacecraft build from assembly start through integration onto the launch vehicle
• Execute critical system-level testing, working directly with subsystem level owners
• Plan, support and drive system integration and activation alongside skilled technician teams
• Build, organize and manage a multidisciplinary schedule to drive delivery of the spacecraft on time
• Provide innovative solutions to problems while operating with a high degree of autonomy
• Work and communicate effectively at a technical level with numerous teams across propulsion, avionics, structures, software, test, and manufacturing
• Identify, track, and communicate build issues and work across the organization to drive resolutions
• Provide feedback to design teams to improve processing of the spacecraft through the entire lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, materials engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 4+ years of experience integrating, designing, and/or building an aerospace, industrial, chemical, or material manufacturing process
• 2+ years' of demonstrated experience with pneumatic, electrical, and hydraulic functional test stands and testing

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 7+ years of experience working integration/design/build an aerospace, industrial, chemical, or material manufacturing process
• Hands-on experience working with complex fluid or mechanical systems in a professional setting
• Demonstrated expertise in the design, build, and operation of hazardous processing equipment
• Experience using Siemens NX, SOLIDWORKS, or similar CAD software
• Experience drafting and updating piping and instrumentations schematics
• Experience using SQL or other similar database systems
• Familiarity with industrial control systems (such as PLCs)
• Excellent written and oral communication, especially translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• General hands-on mechanical experience: welding, automotive, pumps/valves, rocketry, etc.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere

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 equity. 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.

About Impulse Space

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Application Received

Stage 2: Resume Review

Stage 3: Intro Phone Interview

Stage 4: Technical Phone Interview(s)

Stage 5: Onsite Interview

Stage 6: Offer!

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