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Senior Mechanical Engineer (Spacecraft) in Redondo Beach

Energy Jobline ZR, Redondo Beach, California, United States, 90278

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Role As a

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Impulse

for our Vehicle Engineering Team, you are responsible for the design, build, test/analysis & integration of your hardware – working with cross-functional engineering teams to accomplish this. This means cradle-to-grave ownership of primary/secondary structure and critical space mechanisms in support of Impulse’s collection of next advanced propulsion space vehicles.

Responsibilities

Own all aspects of hardware development and execution, from concept through launch and orbital maneuvers

Formulate the comprehensive cradle to grave Road Map for your hardware

Establish driving loads and develop efficient structural design using first principles to inform critical architecture decisions on primary and secondary structures

Perform and document analysis with clear objectives to support design intent including hand calculations, finite element analysis, and kinematic analysis

Identify, specify, and source commercial components to support design intent as required

Incorporate manufacturing trades into conceptual design to explore different construction methods including machined, formed, welded, composite, or other opportunities

Proactively guide all aspects of your hardware’s maturity, project managing your hardware’s end users, stakeholders, and adjacent contributors to ensure all aspects of the system continue to mature together and that your assumptions are well understood outside yourself and remain valid

Communicate effectively to ensure adjacent designs (such as propulsion, electrical, software and controls subsystems) are accounting for and supporting your hardware assumptions

Produce engineering drawings with required specifications for manufacturing

Generate Test Plans and provide direct support to ensure successful execution of your hardware’s structural qualification and acceptance testing

Work with internal manufacturing team and external sources to procure materials, fabricate parts, and complete assemblies

Update designs and documentation to support continuous improvement

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

5+ years of demonstrated experience in mechanical design

Demonstrated proficiency in CAD software with ability to learn new tools

Demonstrated ability to model complex shapes including lofting and surfacing

Demonstrated ability in conceptual design, fabrication and testing of hardware

Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across different teams

Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Skills and Experience

Masters' degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

8+ years' of demonstrated mechanical design & analysis with space-flown hardware

5+ years' of demonstrated understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T)

5+ years' of demonstrated experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Capable of performing basic structural and thermal analysis in support of design

In order to be successful in this role, you should be someone who is uniquely creative, self-driven, and is able to lead his or her own projects to completion

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 or national, lawful permanent U.S. (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 veteran status, status, marital status, mental or physical or any other legally protected status.

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