Additive Engineer

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Vision & dental coverage

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking an Additive Manufacturing Engineer to support development and production of additive propulsion hardware. You will work with propulsion and manufacturing engineers to move hardware from initial drawings to functional, robust systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with additive platforms, optimization, troubleshooting, calibration, and collaboration with OEMs to implement improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, welding, aerospace, or related engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated DFM experience for additive and traditional processes.
• Strong thermal and structural fundamentals applicable to metallics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, analysis, materials, and other engineers on propulsion hardware iterations.
• Operate additive platforms; optimize, troubleshoot, and calibrate with OEM coordination.
• Identify projects to improve printer robustness and repeatability using data.
• Develop manufacturing procedures and quality verifications.
• Work with vendors to define additive manufacturing requirements.
• Develop new additive processes and materials for propulsion products.
• Document results with reports, procedures, and manuals.
• Support component testing for verification and validation (proof, leak, flow, fit).
• Manage manufacturing process from additive work to test hand-off.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

DFM (Design for Manufacturability)

Thermal fundamentals

Structural fundamentals

Hands-on fabrication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/welding/aerospace engineering

Tools

Additive manufacturing machines

DOE (Design of Experiments)

Calibration tools

Job description

Department: Manufacturing

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $100,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

As an Additive Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse, you will assist in supporting the development and production of additive products for our propulsion system. Work alongside propulsion engineers and other manufacturing engineers to take hardware from initial drawings to functional and robust hardware.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, analysis, materials, responsible engineers and other manufacturing engineers in developing the next iteration of propulsion hardware


• Work hands‑on with additive platforms, including optimization, troubleshooting, and calibration, while coordinating with OEMs for improvements


• Drive and identify projects to make the printer platforms more robust and repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition


• Produce and optimize strategies for full manufacturing processes (procedures, quality verifications


• Working with vendors to define requirements for additively manufacturing hardware


• Develop new additive processes & materials to support efficient propulsion products


• Drive and identify projects to make the printer platforms more robust and repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition


• Produce and improve reports, procedures, and manuals to document results and refine development processes


• Support component testing as it relates to verification and validation of additive hardware (proof, leak, flow, fit tests)


• Manage hardware manufacturing process from additive manufacturing down to test hand‑off

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, welding, aerospace, or other related engineering discipline


• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in a manufacturing environment


• Demonstrated experience with Design for Manufacturability both for additive and traditional manufacturing processes


• Strong understanding of thermal and structural fundamentals as they apply to metallics

Preferred Skills And Experience

• 4+ years of demonstrated hands‑on experience with additive machines, specifically printing aerospace parts


• Prior experience in industrial or developmental additive manufacturing, preferably metallics


• Experience in generating multifactorial design of experiments (DOE) and associated data processing skills


• Laser parameter development focused on increased productivity and feature quality.


• Experience optimizing additively manufactured bladed components (turbines, blisks, impellers, etc.)

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.