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Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer

Impulse· Vehicle Engineering
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Redondo Beach$140k - $195kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior certification engineer supporting flight systems certification activities, interfacing with vehicle engineering and mission management to ensure processes and systems for customer review and mission readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Develop systems to document Impulse / customer interactions and feedback, and track customer approval and acceptance
  • Work with the vehicle engineering team to build and optimize engineering process flows for customer deliverables
  • Analyze government and commercial customer requirements and standards to determine compatibility with Impulse product lines
  • Perform specialized analysis in support of verification activities; lead or participate in tests and demonstrations in support of requirement verification, including joint testing with customers
  • Interact directly with customers to describe vehicle design and functionality, answer customer technical questions independently
  • Implement changes in engineering, manufacturing and management systems to improve Impulse processes while maximizing compatibility with customer requirements and standards
  • Support launch and mission operations, as required

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science
  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience in an aerospace field
  • Prior experience working directly on design, manufacturing, analysis and testing of liquid propulsion, launch systems or spacecraft
  • Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics and materials
  • Prior experience with vehicle elements including primary structures, pressurized structures, welded structures, thermal insulation, and secondary structures
  • Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working collaboratively

Skills

Required:Documentation and tracking systemsEngineering process improvementRequirements analysisVerification and testingCustomer interaction
Nice to have:Systems integration
Last updated Aug 20, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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