Impulse Space

Manager, Tanks Manufacturing

Redondo Beach, California, United States

$145-175k

Full Time

9 minutes ago

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Job description

As the Tanks Manufacturing Manager at Impulse, you will hire, manage, and mentor tanks manufacturing engineers and technicians to support hardware builds for Impulse’s tank vehicles. You will support activities ranging from sheet metal fabrication, welding, drilling, mechanical assembly, and hardware integration. You will work directly with leaders and individual contributors in other disciplines. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of tanks development.

Responsibilities

Hire and mentor tanks manufacturing engineers and technicians
Collaborate with design engineers and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, DFM/DFA compliance, and long-term reliability
Set daily and weekly production targets, backed by performance metrics
Provide day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields
Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for hardware, including sheet metal fabrication, welding, mechanical assembly, and hardware integration
Establish and maintain high technical standards through specifications and training

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
5+ years professional experience manufacturing structural aerospace hardware
Demonstrated building, managing and developing a manufacturing team
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience managing both exempt and non-exempt employees
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
5+ years' of demonstrated experience manufacturing for space environments beyond LEO
Experience in a startup or agile development environment
Desire to improve team processes and train other team members

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.