Principal PCBA Engineer – Spaceflight Manufacturing Leader

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Vision & Dental

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space, Inc. in Redondo Beach is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) to lead PCBA manufacturing excellence for spaceflight programs, bridging design and production.

You will own PCBA specs, develop and qualify processes (SMT, underfill, conformal coating), and lead troubleshooting, DFM/DFA, and environmental testing. Collaborate with design engineers to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and testability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and 10+ years in PCBA manufacturing and inspection.
• Deep knowledge of SMT, conformal coating, staking, underfill, and soldering processes.
• Experience with PCB materials, soldering physics, and defect analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership as PCBA SME across manufacturing and QA.
• Develop, qualify, and optimize PCBA processes (SMT, rework, coating, underfill).
• Lead PCBA troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and CAPA.
• Collaborate with design for manufacturability and reliability reviews.
• Own PCBA specifications and support environmental testing.

Skills

PCBAs manufacturing

Inspection of PCBAs

Soldering physics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

X-ray/CT inspection

AOI

Flying probe

Job description

Impulse Space, Inc. in Redondo Beach is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) to lead PCBA manufacturing excellence for spaceflight programs, bridging design and production.

You will own PCBA specs, develop and qualify processes (SMT, underfill, conformal coating), and lead troubleshooting, DFM/DFA, and environmental testing. Collaborate with design engineers to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and testability.