Senior Design Reliability Engineer

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision & dental coverage

Access to a 401(k) retirement plan

Long-term incentives in the form of stock options

Job summary

Impulse Space is looking for a Senior Design Reliability Engineer in Redondo Beach, California. The ideal candidate will own the standardization and implementation of Impulse’s design process, leading cross-functional efforts on design standards, margining approaches, and configuration management.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields and a minimum of 5 years of experience in hardware design and analysis within high-reliability systems. The position comes with competitive compensation and benefits including stock options and health coverage.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in hardware design and analysis for aerospace, automotive, or high-reliability systems.
• Demonstrated experience supporting design-for-manufacturing of builds, integration, or test of primary structures and/or complex mechanical or electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and document design standards and best practices for structures, propulsion, avionics, composites, mechanisms, and more.
• Own the design release workflow processes, from CAD to PLM to MRP and ERP.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong theoretical and working knowledge of GD&T

Experience in hardware design and analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Compensation: $140,000 - $180,000 / year

Department: Propulsion

Location: Redondo Beach

Description

As a Senior Design Reliability Engineer at Impulse, you will own the standardization and implementation of Impulse’s design process. You will lead cross-functional efforts on setting design standards, margining approach, configuration management, and templates.

Responsibilities

• Define and document design standards and best practices for structures, propulsion, avionics, composites, mechanisms, and more
• Define and document our margining approach
• Own the design release workflow processes, from CAD to PLM to MRP and ERP
• Define the design review process, templates, and milestones
• Create and manage tools to compile design-informing data and information, traceability of changes, and key decision points
• Provide design‑for‑reliability guidance during design reviews and build planning
• Develop and implement robust design configuration management processes
• Use build and flight data to influence requirements, assumptions, and decisions
• Act as a specification custodian for our design, margining, configuration, and release processes
• Ensure product integrity by holding the line on quality standards, extreme‑owning design containments, and driving corrective actions to completion
• Liaise with build reliability, quality, and flight reliability to solve problems together

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in hardware design and analysis for aerospace, automotive, or high‑reliability systems
• Demonstrated experience supporting design‑for‑manufacturing of builds, integration, or test of primary structures and/or complex mechanical or electromechanical systems
• Strong problem‑solving skills with demonstrated root cause analysis experience
• Strong theoretical and working knowledge of GD&T

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 8+ years of demonstrated design reliability experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, aviation, robotics, or hardware
• Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar quality systems (practical application preferred over documentation focus)
• Demonstrated experience with reliability engineering concepts (FMEA, reliability growth, Weibull analysis)
• Demonstrated background working closely with cross‑functional teams
• Demonstrated experience supporting rapid development or prototype‑to‑production transitions

Additional Requirements

• Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed

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.