Impulse Space
Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer
$140K–$195K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in an aerospace field; preferred experience includes 2+ years in specified areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
About the job
Supports vehicle certification and mission readiness by aligning engineering processes, verification activities, and customer deliverables with customer requirements.
What you'll do
- Develop systems to document customer interactions, feedback, approvals, and acceptance.
- Analyze customer requirements and standards, and support verification through specialized analysis, tests, and demonstrations.
- Work with vehicle engineering and customers on deliverables, technical questions, process improvements, and mission operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience in an aerospace field.
- Prior experience working directly on design, manufacturing, analysis, and testing of liquid propulsion, launch systems, or spacecraft.
- Proficiency in basic principles of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials; experience with specified vehicle structural and thermal elements.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience as a Responsible Engineer for a vehicle or subassembly, with full lifecycle hardware development responsibility.
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience in requirements, engineering, production, testing, certification, or a listed related discipline.
Pay
$140,000 - $195,000 / year (base salary)
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