Staff Industrial Engineer (Spacecraft Production Scaling)
Impulse· Assembly, Integration & Test
Redondo Beach$175k - $205kFull-timePosted 4d ago
About the role
Role focused on scaling spacecraft production in a fast‑growth environment, coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance and leadership to turn production goals into executable scaling plans and robust operations.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategies to increase spacecraft production rates, optimize factory layouts and workflows, eliminate bottlenecks, and improve throughput without compromising quality or schedule
- Scale manufacturing processes, spacecraft assembly, integration, and test capabilities to meet aggressive production and delivery targets
- Lead factory planning, facility buildouts, equipment layouts, infrastructure upgrades, and operational readiness to support rapid expansion
- Own capacity-driven capital planning, equipment procurement, investment prioritization, and deployment to ensure infrastructure keeps pace with production demand
- Work directly with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, and leadership to solve production scaling problems, remove constraints, and deliver capability quickly
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, factory operations, and/or production scaling for complex hardware
- Demonstrated success scaling manufacturing operations and increasing production capacity
- Experience transitioning products from prototype builds to repeatable production
- Experience establishing or expanding factory operations, including facility layouts, equipment selection and deployment, tooling, and production readiness
- Experience owning or significantly contributing to capital planning, manufacturing equipment investments, and infrastructure development
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and execute in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation with minimal oversight
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Skills
Required:Industrial engineeringProduction scalingCapital planning & procurement
Benefits
- stock options
- medical, vision & dental coverage
- access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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