Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Senior Operations Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRedondo Beach, CA, USA$140k - $175k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or a related field.
Demonstrated experience developing and improving manufacturing and operations processes.
Experience working in a software development environment.
At least 5 years of demonstrated operations experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and own factory layouts for new and existing facilities, reconciling competing requirements while considering material movement, build process flows, lifting and rigging solutions, and facilities requirements.
Develop data-collection and visualization tools for manufacturing teams; define and measure team key performance indicators and metrics to improve efficiency and quality.
Deploy Lean, 5S, and Kaizen principles to eliminate waste and streamline workflows.
Perform time studies, define inefficiencies, and suggest and implement improvements.
Develop and own personnel-development tools such as skills matrices.
Develop training materials for employees and managers covering safety, tribal knowledge, quality, and productivity.
Leverage material requirements planning and enterprise resource planning systems, and enterprise system teams, to make system enhancements.
Optimize and accelerate existing manufacturing processes.
Work with production teams to identify key bottlenecks and pain points, and take initiative to address them.
Support manufacturing capital projects, including new facility activations, automation efforts, and new capability development.

As a Senior Operations Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for supporting manufacturing operations to streamline processes, improve data collection, own factory layouts, and support business initiatives. This is a technical role in a development-heavy environment, requiring execution on aggressive timelines and rapid iterations.

Develop and own factory layouts for new and existing facilities, helping bring together competing requirements into a harmonious workflow, while considering material movement, build process flows, lifting and rigging solutions, and facilities requirements
Develop data-collection and visualization tools for the manufacturing teams. Define and measure key metrics and KPI’s across the teams to improve efficiency and quality
Deploy Lean/5S/Kaizen principles to eliminate waste and streamline workflows
Perform time studies, define inefficiencies, suggest and implement improvements
Develop and own personnel-development tools such as skills matrices
Develop training materials for employees and managers to address safety, tribal knowledge, quality, and productivity
Leverage MRP and ERP systems, and enterprise system teams, to make system enhancements
Optimize and accelerate existing manufacturing processes
Work with production teams to identify key bottlenecks and pain points, and take initiative to address those bottlenecks
Support manufacturing capital projects, including new facility activations, automation efforts and new capability development

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, or related field
Demonstrate experience in developing and improving manufacturing and operations processes
Experience working in a software development environment
5+ years of demonstrated operations experience

About the Company

Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Impulse Space builds in-space mobility services and propulsion to move payloads after launch. Its products include Mira for precise maneuvering and rendezvous, Helios high-energy kick stage, Caravan rideshare to higher-energy orbits, and propulsion lines Saiph, Deneb, and Rigel. These tools act as in-space tugs and stages to push, dock, and deploy payloads in orbit. Led by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, Impulse Space uses flight-proven hardware and a growing network of facilities to make reaching higher-energy orbits faster and cheaper, expanding access for customers.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Series D
Total funding: $1.4B
Headquarters: Redondo Beach, CA
Founded: 2021

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