Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRedondo Beach, CA, USA$100k - $130k

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in mechanical design.
Proficiency in computer-aided design software and the ability to learn new tools.
Ability to model complex shapes, including lofting and surfacing.
Ability to perform conceptual design, fabrication, and testing of hardware.
Experience working collaboratively across different teams.
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale, and resolve concerns.

Responsibilities

Own all aspects of hardware development and execution, from concept through launch and orbital maneuvers.
Formulate the comprehensive cradle-to-grave roadmap for assigned hardware.
Establish driving loads and develop efficient structural designs using first principles to inform critical architecture decisions on primary and secondary structures.
Perform and document analyses with clear objectives to support design intent, including hand calculations, finite element analysis, and kinematic analysis.
Identify, specify, and source commercial components to support design intent as required.
Incorporate manufacturing trades into conceptual design to explore different construction methods, including machined, formed, welded, composite, or other opportunities.
Guide all aspects of hardware maturity, project-managing hardware end users, stakeholders, and adjacent contributors to ensure the system matures together and assumptions remain understood and valid.
Communicate with adjacent designs, including propulsion, electrical, software, and controls subsystems, to ensure they account for and support hardware assumptions.
Produce engineering drawings with specifications required for manufacturing.
Generate test plans and provide direct support for successful execution of structural qualification and acceptance testing.
Work with internal manufacturing teams and external sources to procure materials, fabricate parts, and complete assemblies.
Update designs and documentation to support continuous improvement.

As a Mechanical Engineer at Impulse for our Vehicle Engineering Team, you are responsible for the design, build, test/analysis & integration of your hardware– working with cross-functional engineering teams to accomplish this. This means cradle-to-grave ownership of primary/secondary structure and critical space mechanisms in support of Impulse’s collection of next generation advanced propulsion space vehicles.

Own all aspects of hardware development and execution, from concept through launch and orbital maneuvers
Formulate the comprehensive cradle to grave Road Map for your hardware
Establish driving loads and develop efficient structural design using first principles to inform critical architecture decisions on primary and secondary structures
Perform and document analysis with clear objectives to support design intent including hand calculations, finite element analysis, and kinematic analysis
Identify, specify, and source commercial components to support design intent as required
Incorporate manufacturing trades into conceptual design to explore different construction methods including machined, formed, welded, composite, or other opportunities
Proactively guide all aspects of your hardware’s maturity, project managing your hardware’s end users, stakeholders, and adjacent contributors to ensure all aspects of the system continue to mature together and that your assumptions are well understood outside yourself and remain valid
Communicate effectively to ensure adjacent designs (such as propulsion, electrical, software and controls subsystems) are accounting for and supporting your hardware assumptions
Produce engineering drawings with required specifications for manufacturing
Generate Test Plans and provide direct support to ensure successful execution of your hardware’s structural qualification and acceptance testing.
Work with internal manufacturing team and external sources to procure materials, fabricate parts, and complete assemblies
Update designs and documentation to support continuous improvement

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
2+ years of demonstrated experience in mechanical design
Demonstrated proficiency in CAD software with ability to learn new tools
Demonstrated ability to model complex shapes including lofting and surfacing
Demonstrated ability in conceptual design, fabrication and testing of hardware
Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across different teams
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

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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