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Propulsion Engineering Associate (Summer 2025)

Impulse Space

Impulse Space

Posted on Mar 22, 2025
As a Propulsion Engineering Associate, you will work on propulsion development projects while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that strives to make a high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design.
Department
Propulsion Engineering
Employment Type
Internship
Location
Redondo Beach
Workplace type
Onsite
Compensation
$3,080 / two weeks
Reporting To
Julia Vyborny, Sr. Manager, Propulsion

Responsibilities

  • Own critical aspects of propulsion component and/or system development
  • Work with the design, test, and manufacturing teams to produce and validate hardware
  • Ensure that the performance and function of the hardware meets intent
  • Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
  • Deliver high quality hardware, analyses, and/or documentation

Minimum Qualifications

  • Recent completion of a degree in engineering, science or related field
  • Demonstrated ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience working with fluid or mechanical systems

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials
  • Familiarity with analysis programming such as MATLAB, Python, Excel, etc.
  • Prior experience in hardware development and/or testing
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.


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.

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