Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Spacecraft Machining)

• As a Seinor Manufacturing Engineer for Machining you will own all aspects of manufacturing turbopump components, set up machining cells, and iterate products from development test articles to high volume production
• Impulse is building an exceptional team and this position is a growth opportunity open to high performers of any experience level above the basic qualifications (Staff, Principal, etc.)
• You’ll own all aspects of turbomachinery component manufacturing from product inception and iteration to volume production
• Work with various CAM softwares (HSM Works, Fusion 360, ESPRIT, Hypermill, etc.) and strong ability to learn and become expert in new software rapidly
• Programming turbomachinery in MAX-PAC, Hypermill or similar
• Install advanced CNC machining work centers and develop processes for prototype, test and flight hardware
• Work with the design and development teams to iterate designs for manufacturability and produce highly reliable, cost-efficient components
• Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
• Grow your experience in numerous manufacturing fields to advance in house production capabilities and forge our path through space

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision: Enjoy the best medical, dental and optical coverage money can buy. We’ve got you and your family covered for all eventualities
• Company Ownership: You’ll be contributing to Impulse’s success, so you deserve to share in it. All full-time employees receive a meaningful equity allocation
• Flexible PTO Policy: We believe in work-life harmony more so than “balance”. When you are happy & fulfilled outside of work, you will be more productive when you’re in it. We offer generous PTO accrual to our full-time employees

Preferred experience

• Experience on manual and CNC mills and/or lathes
• 5+ year(s) of experience in a design, test, manufacturing, or production environment
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or related field
• 5+ year(s) of experience with CNC machines and various CAM packages (HSM Works, Fusion 360, ESPRIT, Hypermill, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small teams
• Experience on 5-axis mills, 5-axis mill turns, live tooled turret lathes, etc
• Ability to rapidly pick up new CAM software and manage large tool libraries
• Excited to setup, work on and manufacture hardware on the shop floor. Develop production processes from the ground up including driving design improvements for manufacturing
• Self-starter able to identify problems and implement solutions with limited supervision
• Experience on various machines and OEM software including Heidenhain, Okuma OSP, Siemens, Fanuc, etc
• Extremely hands on. Experience with fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools, manual lathes/mills, calipers, welding equipment, etc.)
• Experience setting up machine shops, recommending and evaluating capital for purchase
• Familiarity with CAD software (NX or equivalent), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and work holding design and analysis Prior experience working in a fast-paced agile product development environment
• Python / SQL programming experience or similar
• Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
• High attention to detail and rapid pace of execution
• 7+ years of demonstrated experience with CNC machines and various CAM packages (HSM Works, Fusion 360, ESPRIT, Hypermill, etc.)
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience programming machining for spacecraft components (structures), experience programming in MAX-PAC

Recruitment process

• Stage 1: Application Review
• Stage 2: Resume Review
• Stage 3: Intro Phone Interview
• Stage 4: Technical Phone Interview(s)
• Stage 6: Offer!