Impulse Space

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Deployables) Vehicle Engineering

Redondo Beach, CA
USD 120k - 170k
Description
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, and testing of flight-critical mechanisms and deployable structures for Impulse’s next-generation transfer and hosting vehicle. 

Responsibilities

  • Conceptual layout and detailed design of deployable structures such as solar arrays, booms, etc including their linkages, hinges, latches, dampers, and release mechanisms
  • Perform analyses to support design including hand calculations, finite element analysis, and kinematic analysis
  • Test mechanisms and structures on both component and system levels to validate design intent and characterize performance 
  •  Source commercial components to support design as required 
  • Update designs and documentation to support continuous improvement
  • Work with internal manufacturing group and external suppliers to produce designs

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Prior experience in space deployable system development (solar array, booms, reflectors, etc)
  • Prior experience with testing deployable systems for development, flight qualification, and flight verification
  • Prior experience in high performance, cost and mass optimized hardware design
  • Experience in a startup or agile development environment
  • Experience with Siemens NX
  • Experience with creation of deployable structures models in NASTRAN
Additional Requirements:
  • Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed

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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