Impulse Space

Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics)

Redondo Beach, California, United States

$100-155k

Full Time

7 hours ago

Back to jobs

Job description

As an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse, you will work with cross-discipline teams to build robust harness, boards, and other avionics hardware. You’ll focus on the build, testing, and refinement of printed circuit boards (PCBs), conformal coatings, potting, and related avionics hardware processes. Your expertise will directly impact the reliability and performance of the systems we send into orbit and beyond.

Responsibilities

Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for avionics hardware, including PCB assembly, soldering, staking, coating, and connector installation
Provide day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields
Collaborate with electrical design engineers and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, DFM/DFA compliance, and long-term reliability
Lead qual & test efforts for new coatings, potting compounds, adhesives, and other materials
Support environmental and functional testing (vibe, thermal, EMI, etc.) and interface with test engineers on test plans and hardware readiness

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors' degree in Mechanical, Electrical or related field
2+ years' of demonstrated manufacturing experience in an aerospace production environment
Experience with conformal coating, potting, and staking processes

Preferred Skills and Experience

3+ years of harnessing, soldering or PCB manufacturing/hands-on experience
Experience in spaceflight hardware development or a high-reliability electronics environment
Familiarity with automated coating/soldering equipment, AOI/X-ray inspection, or PCB fabrication processes
IPC-A-610 or J-STD-001 Certification (or equivalent)
Background in design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and continuous improvement methods (Lean, Six Sigma)
Experience working in a cleanroom or ESD-controlled 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.