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Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer II

Impulse· Manufacturing
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Redondo Beach$115k - $145kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Hands-on manufacturing engineer responsible for spanning concept to rate production of propulsion components, working closely with designers and production teams in a rapidly iterative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Own all aspects of propulsion component manufacturing from initial concept through prototype build, qualification, and rate production.
  • Drive the development, build, assembly, and testing of complex propulsion hardware, ensuring reliable, cost‑efficient, and scalable manufacturing outcomes.
  • Create robust assembly and test work instructions, and design production‑ready fixtures and tooling that enable efficient, repeatable, and high‑rate manufacturing.
  • Lead creative changes to production processes and hardware design by partnering closely with design engineering to iterate for manufacturability and reduce cost, cycle time, and complexity.
  • Collaborate deeply with build and test technicians, design engineers, internal machine shops, and external suppliers to ensure components are optimized for manufacturability, ease of assembly, and performance.
  • Resolve technical issues across manufacturing and testing by developing innovative, resourceful solutions and driving root‑cause analysis with quality and design stakeholders.
  • Design and improve component‑level testing assets—including proof and leak, flow characterization, and functional checkout—while advancing capability, automation, and test throughput.
  • Grow your expertise across multiple manufacturing disciplines to expand in‑house production and test capability, helping forge our path toward rapid, reliable access to space.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or Physics
  • 3+ years of professional experience manufacturing, building, testing, or troubleshooting hardware
  • Demonstrated experience with Design for Manufacturability and complex assemblies
  • Demonstrated results with product or process improvements
  • Hands-on experience with basic fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools, tube bending, machining, welding, etc.)
  • Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small teams

Skills

Required:Design for Manufacturability (DFM)Fabrication toolsProject ownership
Nice to have:Root-cause analysisTesting and instrumentationCAD / GD&T

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Jul 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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