Description
As a
Tooling/Ground Support Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for designing tooling, fixturing, and support equipment, while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that produces high-performance spacecraft from clean sheet designs.
Responsibilities
- Own the design, development, and implementation of tooling and fixturing for metallic and composite structures
- Own design, development, and implementation of test equipment for to support testing of metallic and composite flight structures
- Collaborate with designers, analysts, and engineers to support development and prototype of spacecraft designs and test stands
- Work with manufacturing and supply chain groups to produce designs
- Solve complex technical challenges with emphasis on speed of execution
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors' degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering or related field
- 5+ years professional experience designing fixtures or tooling
- Demonstrated experience using CAD and preparing manufacturing drawings
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Proven experience working with metrology systems such as ROMER Arms, optical scanners, and laser trackers
- Machining, fabrication, welding, or composite manufacturing experience
- Ability to work with and manage large assemblies
- Working knowledge of dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Familiarity with lifting and rigging methods
- Experience with NX/Teamcenter
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
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. Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
