Senior Build Reliability Engineer — Machining (Spacecraft)

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer (Machining) in Redondo Beach to own the connection between design requirements, manufacturing execution, and flight performance for machined hardware.

You will work hands-on with technicians and manufacturing teams to prevent defects, rapidly diagnose failures, and improve hardware reliability across spacecraft builds, while guiding design reviews and build planning with a focus on quality and process excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hardware manufacturing, aerospace, or high-reliability systems experience.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills; knowledge of GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Identify, investigate, and eliminate build defects and failures through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop inspection requirements, acceptance criteria, and quality control processes aligned with hardware and mission reliability requirements.
• Perform development testing to guide design decisions and characterize hardware performance.
• Provide design-for-reliability guidance during design reviews and build planning.
• Balance inspection and test with lean principles to ensure verifications are comprehensive and streamlined.
• Own training and certification of elevated sign-off privileges for manufacturing technicians.
• Interface with supply chain to improve vendor hardware quality.
• Ensure hardware integrity by upholding quality standards and driving corrective actions to completion.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

GD&T

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer (Machining) in Redondo Beach to own the connection between design requirements, manufacturing execution, and flight performance for machined hardware.

You will work hands-on with technicians and manufacturing teams to prevent defects, rapidly diagnose failures, and improve hardware reliability across spacecraft builds, while guiding design reviews and build planning with a focus on quality and process excellence.