Description
Quality Engineer (Quality Management System)
Department: Quality
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach, California, Redondo Beach
As a Quality Engineer (QMS) at Impulse, you will support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System (QMS), and help develop our AS9100 standards, within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. This role will focus on ensuring QMS documentation and process accuracy across production, driving quality initiatives, and maintaining compliance with aerospace regulatory and customer requirements.
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in manufacturing quality and QMS standards, with the ability to work cross-functionally to improve process integrity and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain Quality Management System (QMS) processes in alignment with aerospace standards (e.g., AS9100)
- Support AS9100 onboarding by updating our QMS documentation, getting production and quality stakeholders on-board, and overseeing the certification audit
- Serve as a liaison between customer requirements and QMS documentation, ensuring that our QMS evolves to meet new requirements
- Develop and implement key quality metrics (FPY, DPPM, defect trends, etc.)
- Develop internal audit procedures, and run internal audits
- Develop QMS training to ensure processes are effectively rolled out and personnel are continuously trained
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in hardware manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or high-reliability systems
- Familiarity with AS9100, ISO9001, or similar quality systems (practical application preferred over documentation focus)
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 4+ years of demonstrated quality engineering and/or QMS documentation experience with spacecraft, launch vehicles, aviation, robotics, or defense hardware
- Experience supporting AS9100 certification and/or AS9100 re-certification audits
- Developing and maintaining QMS
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.
Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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.
Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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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