Impulse Space
Senior Tooling/Ground Support Engineer
$130K–$160K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience designing fixtures or tooling.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs tooling, fixtures, and test equipment for metallic and composite spacecraft structures, collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and implement tooling, fixturing, and test equipment for metallic and composite flight structures.
- Collaborate with designers, analysts, and engineers on spacecraft prototypes and test stands.
- Work with manufacturing and supply chain teams to produce designs and solve technical challenges.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience designing fixtures or tooling.
- Experience using CAD and preparing manufacturing drawings.
- Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale, and resolve concerns.
Nice to have
- Experience with metrology systems such as ROMER Arms, optical scanners, and laser trackers.
- Experience with NX/Teamcenter.
Pay
$130,000 - $160,000 / year (base salary)
Tools
CAD, ROMER Arms, optical scanners, laser trackers, NX/Teamcenter, GD&T
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative