Impulse Space
Senior Build Reliability Engineer (Machining)
$140K–$170K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years of build reliability experience is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related 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
Owns build reliability for machined spacecraft hardware by connecting design requirements, manufacturing execution, and flight performance, preventing and investigating defects, and improving quality processes.
What you'll do
- Investigate build defects and failures, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions.
- Develop inspection requirements, acceptance criteria, quality processes, and build quality metrics.
- Provide reliability guidance during design and build planning, conduct development testing, and improve hardware traceability and vendor quality.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in hardware manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or high-reliability systems.
- Experience supporting production builds, integration, or testing of primary structures and/or complex mechanical or electromechanical systems.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills; strong theoretical and working knowledge of GD&T.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of build reliability experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, aviation, robotics, or defense hardware.
- Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar quality systems; reliability engineering concepts; or machining processes.
Pay
$140,000 - $170,000 / year (base salary)
Tools
GD&T, AS9100, ISO 9001, FMEA, Weibull analysis, MRP/ERP
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