Impulse Space
Manager, Spacecraft Vehicle Engineering
$175K–$205K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years in spacecraft development lead roles is preferred; professional experience managing and growing a small team is required.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related field; a master’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable U.S. export regulations.
About the job
Leads the Mira spacecraft vehicle engineering team and owns the vehicle product line’s delivery, technical execution, sustainment, and long-term improvement.
What you'll do
- Lead and mentor a team of responsible engineers working across spacecraft mechanical and vehicle-level systems engineering.
- Coordinate propulsion, avionics, manufacturing, and integration groups to deliver Mira vehicles and support a growing mission cadence.
- Own vehicle technical work and shape the Mira product roadmap, including performance, process, and automation improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related field.
- Past results developing, testing, and flying spacecraft, launch vehicles, or other vehicles with similar rigorous flightworthy requirements.
- Expert-level technical knowledge in primary structures, secondary structures, mechanisms, pressure systems, or a related spacecraft area.
- Strong technical and interpersonal communication skills, and professional experience managing and growing a small team.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience in spacecraft development lead roles, and/or technical ownership through the full spacecraft design cycle.
Pay
$175,000 - $205,000 / year (base salary)
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