Learning & Development Manager

Description

As the Learning & Development Manager at Impulse, you will establish the systems, programs, and processes that support employee development, training, and compliance across the company.

This role will own the company’s LMS, build training programs, partner with technical and business leaders, manage external training providers, and establish the reporting and processes needed to scale L&D in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Primarily office-based at our Redondo Beach facility. Occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize the company’s LMS, including course assignment, enrollment, completion tracking, and reporting
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Mission Management, EHS, Security, Quality, Legal, and People teams to identify training needs and develop company-wide and role-specific programs
• Develop and maintain onboarding, compliance, safety, technical, and professional-development training
• Manage third-party training vendors, including selection, scheduling, delivery, and budget
• Establish training policies, compliance tracking, reporting, and metrics while continuously improving programs as the company scales

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Training, or a related HR function
• Demonstrated experience selecting, implementing, or administering an LMS
• Demonstrated experience building training programs or L&D capabilities from the ground up
• Strong project management and stakeholder-management skills
• Demonstrated experience with training compliance, reporting, and/or audit readiness
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft 365 and HRIS/LMS platforms
• High school diploma, or GED certificate equivalent

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or another regulated industry
• Familiarity with ITAR/export controls, cybersecurity, safety, ethics, or other government-contractor training requirements
• Instructional design experience or an L&D certification (e.g., ATD/CPTD)
• Experience scaling L&D programs in a high-growth startup
• Bachelors degree in engineering, or related field

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.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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.