CT NDT Engineer (Level III) — Aerospace Flight Hardware

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking a NDT Engineer, Computed Tomography (CT Level III) to own industrial CT inspection for flight hardware. You will define inspection methods, develop CT techniques, and ensure acceptance criteria are met from development through production.

You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering to optimize inspectability, set CT standards, and mentor NDT staff in CT practices and data interpretation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of industrial NDT experience, including hands-on work developing, implementing, or maintaining industrial CT inspection methods.
• Current ASNT NDT Level III certification in Radiographic Testing (RT).
• Demonstrated experience interpreting volumetric inspection data and evaluating internal features, discontinuities, and defects in aerospace or similar high-reliability hardware.
• Working knowledge of how NDT programs run, including personnel qualification (NAS 410 / EN 4179), procedure development, and equipment qualification.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly and defend inspection decisions to engineering and program leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and maintain CT inspection techniques for aerospace hardware.
• Demonstrate and document inspection capability, including image quality, resolution, detectability limits, and repeatability.
• Write and maintain CT procedures, technique sheets, work instructions, and process specifications.
• Lead CT inspection planning for critical hardware, including welds, additively manufactured parts, composites, pressure vessels and COPVs, and complex assemblies.
• Review and interpret CT data, disposition findings against acceptance criteria, and explain results to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality.
• Set CT acceptance criteria and inspection requirements for fracture-critical and safety-critical hardware.

Skills

ASNT NDT Level III certification (RT)

CT inspection data interpretation

Python scripting for CT workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Materials Science/Physics

Tools

CT systems

CT analysis software

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking a NDT Engineer, Computed Tomography (CT Level III) to own industrial CT inspection for flight hardware. You will define inspection methods, develop CT techniques, and ensure acceptance criteria are met from development through production.

You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering to optimize inspectability, set CT standards, and mentor NDT staff in CT practices and data interpretation.