Additive Engineer

Department: Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $100,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

As an Additive Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse, you will assist in supporting the development and production of additive products for our propulsion system. Work alongside propulsion engineers and other manufacturing engineers to take hardware from initial drawings to functional and robust hardware.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with design, analysis, materials, responsible engineers and other manufacturing engineers in developing the next iteration of propulsion hardware
Work hands-on with additive platforms, including optimization, troubleshooting, and calibration, while coordinating with OEMs for improvements
Drive and identify projects to make the printer platforms more robust and repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition
Produce and optimize strategies for full manufacturing processes (procedures, quality verifications
Working with vendors to define requirements for additively manufacturing hardware
Develop new additive processes & materials to support efficient propulsion products
Drive and identify projects to make the printer platforms more robust and repeatable based on machine issues, failed builds, and sensor monitoring/in process data acquisition
Produce and improve reports, procedures, and manuals to document results and refine development processes
Support component testing as it relates to verification and validation of additive hardware (proof, leak, flow, fit tests)
Manage hardware manufacturing process from additive manufacturing down to test hand-off

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, welding, aerospace, or other related engineering discipline
2+ years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated experience with Design for Manufacturability both for additive and traditional manufacturing processes
Strong understanding of thermal and structural fundamentals as they apply to metallics

Preferred Skills and Experience

4+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience with additive machines, specifically printing aerospace parts
Prior experience in industrial or developmental additive manufacturing, preferably metallics
Experience in generating multifactorial design of experiments (DOE) and associated data processing skills
Laser parameter development focused on increased productivity and feature quality.
Experience optimizing additively manufactured bladed components (turbines, blisks, impellers, etc.)

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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Additive Engineer

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