Senior Soft Goods Engineer

Department: Manufacturing

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $135,000 - $185,000 / year

Description

As a Sr. Soft Goods Engineer at Impulse Space you will develop and manufacture state-of-the-art soft goods and multi-layer insulation (MLI) builds for current & future vehicles. You will work with cross-discipline engineering teams & outside vendors to deliver flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes to fabricate parts with MLI’s and spacecraft textile products
• Own process development, build, test, and integration for both flight and development hardware
• Generate soft goods manufacturing standards, work instructions, and process specifications
• Tooling design for part fabrication, shop aids, and assembly
• Work directly with technicians to produce high-quality hardware
• Work directly with outside vendors
• Spec, purchase, and implement equipment to aid in part fabrication
• Develop and implement shop floor layouts to establish new production cells
• Engage in development projects to test feasibility of new part designs
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, aerospace engineering, or a similar field
• 5+ years of direct hands-on manufacturing experience in a production and/or development environment
• 2+ years of direct hands-on experience with part fabrication utilizing MLI’s and soft goods
• Proficiency with CAD software and the ability to learn new tools
  
  
  

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Masters' degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, aerospace engineering, or a similar field
• 5+ years of direct hands-on experience with part fabrication utilizing MLI’s and soft goods
• 4+ years of demonstrated experience working on soft good for launch vehicles, spacecraft, or satellites
• Develops creative design solutions to complex problems
• Ability to work with complex assemblies
• Experience with Siemens NX
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
  

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 equity. In 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.