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Manufacturing Director

Impulse· Manufacturing
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Redondo Beach$200k - $230kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing Director responsible for hiring and leading manufacturing engineers, technicians, and leaders to support hardware builds for Impulse’s vehicles, covering activities from mechanical assembly to vehicle integration and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Grow team of engineers and technicians to support new programs, products and processes (e.g. components, thrust chambers, turbopumps, tanks, harnessing, tubing, welding, etc.)
  • Mature existing programs for the business by developing KPI’s, developing training requirements, and driving hardware reliability initiatives
  • Collaborate with design engineers and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, DFM compliance, and long-term reliability
  • Set daily and weekly production targets, backed by performance metrics
  • Establish and maintain high technical standards through specifications and training
  • Drive the expansion of capabilities and capacity on the shop floor
  • Work hand in hand with supply chain to determine make vs. buy decisions and drive new capabilities internally or offload commodities to external vendors
  • Mentor and develop levels of leadership across the organization (leads, supervisors, managers) to establish lines of defense, and succession plans for the business

Qualifications

  • Bachelors' degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering or related field
  • 10+ years' of demonstrated hands-on manufacturing
  • 5+ years' of leading high-performing teams
  • Demonstrated ability to thrive within an ambiguous environment
  • Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional departments

Skills

Required:Leadership and team buildingManufacturing leadershipDFM (design for manufacturability)

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives in the form of stock options
  • medical, vision & dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Jul 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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