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Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Subassemblies)

Posted on: Nov 12, 2026

Impulse Space
Redondo Beach, California
Onsite
Full-time

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Job Title :

Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Subassemblies)

Job Type :

Full-Time

Job Location :

Redondo Beach California United States

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Job Description :

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Job Description

Description

As a Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Subassemblies) at Impulse, you will be responsible for developing, maturing, and sustaining manufacturing processes for mechanical subassemblies from prototype through flight production. This role bridges design engineering and the factory floor, ensuring spacecraft structures and mechanisms are built safely, repeatably, on schedule, and to flight-quality standards. You will work closely with design, quality, supply chain, test, and production teams to enable rapid hardware development while continuously improving manufacturing efficiency and product quality.

Responsibilities

Own manufacturing processes for spacecraft subassemblies from prototype through flight production
Develop, release, and maintain manufacturing work instructions, travelers, manufacturing plans, and tooling to enable safe, repeatable production
Develop and maintain manufacturing Bills of Materials (MBOMs) for structural and mechanical subassemblies
Partner with design engineering to improve manufacturability (DFM), assembly (DFA), reliability, and production readiness
Support hands-on assembly, integration, and test of activities on the production floor
Investigate manufacturing and test issues, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventative actions
Develop and execute manufacturing plans for qualification, acceptance, functional, deployment, and environmental testing
Support non-conformance investigations, disposition activities, and implementation of engineering changes
Participate in design reviews and provide manufacturing feedback on drawings, tolerances, tooling, assembly sequence, and inspection requirements
Provide manufacturing drawing reviews, ensuring clarity, completeness, and producibility.
Coordinate manufacturing activities across engineering, quality, supply chain, and production to meet aggressive program schedules
Monitor manufacturing metrics and drive continuous improvements in safety, quality, cost, throughput, and schedule
Ensure compliance with quality management systems, configuration control, and flight hardware traceability requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
2+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, production engineering, precision electromechanical assemblies, process engineering, or mechanical integration in production environment
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and manufacturing documentation
Demonstrated experience in hardware assembly, troubleshooting, and mechanical systems.
Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional engineering and production teams

Preferred Skills and Experience

3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience supporting spacecraft, satellites, launch vehicles, aerospace mechanisms, or other high-reliability hardware
Experience with cleanroom manufacturing or controlled assembly environments
Familiarity with aerospace quality systems and hardware traceability requirements
Experience with qualification, acceptance, environmental, and functional testing of mechanical hardware
Experience with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), configuration management, and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems
Experience designing manufacturing tooling, fixtures, or assembly aids
Experience using CAD software (NX, Creo, Catia, SolidWorks, or similar) to support manufacturing and tooling development

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.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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.

Position Details

Posted:

Nov 12, 2026

Reference Number:

5812ce95

Employment:

Full-time

City:

Redondo Beach

Job Origin:

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