Impulse Space
Manager, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
$175K–$195K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license from applicable U.S. government agencies.
About the job
Leads Impulse Space’s non-destructive testing program, team, inspection capabilities, and supplier network to ensure aerospace hardware is inspected using capable, repeatable methods and applicable requirements.
What you'll do
- Lead the NDT organization, including staffing, training, qualifications, priorities, and personnel development.
- Develop and improve the NDT program, procedures, equipment capabilities, and internal inspection methods.
- Set inspection requirements with partner teams, oversee external suppliers, and support complex results, dispositions, and investigations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
- ASNT Level III certification in at least one relevant NDT method.
- Expertise across multiple NDT techniques and experience developing an NDT program in an aerospace or similarly high-reliability environment.
- Experience leading NDT personnel and developing procedures, training programs, inspection requirements, and equipment-capability plans.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a related field; ASNT Level III certifications in multiple relevant inspection methods.
- Experience with AWS D17.1 Class A welds and AIAA S-081B Pressure Vessels.
Pay
$175,000 - $195,000 / year (USD; base salary)
Tools
radiographic, ultrasonic, eddy current, penetrant, computed tomography, AWS D17.1 Class A, AIAA S-081B Pressure Vessels
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