Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer

Department: Vehicle Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach, California, Redondo Beach

Responsibilities

• Develop systems to document Impulse / customer interactions and feedback, and track customer approval and acceptance 
• Work with the vehicle engineering team to build and optimize engineering process flows for customer deliverables
• Analyze government and commercial customer requirements and standards to determine compatibility with Impulse product lines 
• Perform specialized analysis in support of verification activities; lead or participate in tests and demonstrations in support of requirement verification, including joint testing with customers
• Interact directly with customers to describe vehicle design and functionality, answer customer technical questions independently
• Implement changes in engineering, manufacturing and management systems to improve Impulse processes while maximizing compatibility with customer requirements and standards
• Support launch and mission operations, as required

Minimum Qualifications

• 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
• Prior experience with vehicle elements including primary structures, pressurized structures, welded structures, thermal insulation, and secondary structures 
• Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working collaboratively

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Excellent communication skills and desire to attain highest levels of customer satisfaction
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience as a Responsible Engineer for a vehicle or subassembly with responsibility for full lifecycle hardware development
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience with any of the following: requirements development, requirements verification, engineering design, hardware production, test and evaluation, test plan and procedures development, NASA or USSF certification of spacecraft and launch vehicles, NASA or USSF engineering standards
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in at least one of the following disciplines: design engineering, mission management, production and test, launch and mission operations, flight testing, systems integration and engineering, or project management