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Senior Tooling/Ground Support Engineer

Impulse Space

Impulse Space

Customer Service
USD 130k-160k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 22, 2025
As a Tooling/Ground Support Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for designing tooling, fixturing, and support equipment, while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that produces high-performance spacecraft from clean sheet designs.
Department
Vehicle Engineering
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Redondo Beach
Workplace type
Onsite
Compensation
$130,000 - $160,000 / year
Reporting To

Responsibilities

  • Own the design, development, and implementation of tooling and fixturing for metallic and composite structures
  • Own design, development, and implementation of test equipment for to support testing of metallic and composite flight structures
  • Collaborate with designers, analysts, and engineers to support development and prototype of spacecraft designs and test stands
  • Work with manufacturing and supply chain groups to produce designs
  • Solve complex technical challenges with emphasis on speed of execution

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors' degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering or related field
  • 5+ years professional experience designing fixtures or tooling
  • Demonstrated experience using CAD and preparing manufacturing drawings
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Proven experience working with metrology systems such as ROMER Arms, optical scanners, and laser trackers
  • Machining, fabrication, welding, or composite manufacturing experience
  • Ability to work with and manage large assemblies
  • Working knowledge of dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Familiarity with lifting and rigging methods
  • Experience with NX/Teamcenter
  • Experience in a startup or agile development environment


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.

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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