Manufacturing Engineer, Spacecraft Avionics
Impulse Space · Redondo Beach, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $140k–$205k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Impulse Space (industrial) in Redondo Beach, CA. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables for avionics manufacturing programs.
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required
- Base pay
- $140k–$205k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $114k–$167k. This one lists $140k–$205k.
Median of the low and high ends of 117 live postings that list pay, out of 320 manufacturing engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 319 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 29% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Typical $111k–$157k, from 104 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 53%
- New product launch 51%
- Root cause 40%
- Automation 35%
- Machining 29%
- CATIA / NX 29%
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This plant: Impulse Space in Redondo Beach
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Full description from Impulse SpaceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
into executable production plans. Your work will directly impact the performance, reliability, and successful delivery of hardware destined for orbit.
Position leveling will be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities
- ◆Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables for avionics manufacturing programs
- ◆Serve as the primary point of contact for flight hardware and ground support equipment (GSE), ensuring clear communication and alignment across teams
- ◆Partner with program management to establish delivery schedules, deconflict resources, manage production flow, and align manufacturing priorities with overall program objectives
- ◆Coordinate engineering, production, supply chain, quality, test, and operations teams to ensure timely execution and delivery of avionics hardware supporting vehicle integration and program milestones
- ◆Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product quality, manufacturing consistency, and long-term hardware reliability
- ◆Ensure avionics components are built, tested, and delivered to vehicle integration on schedule, proactively addressing constraints that could impact program milestones
- ◆Provide clear project status updates, lead project reviews, communicate risks and mitigation strategies, and maintain alignment with internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelors' degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- ✓6+ years of demonstrated development or manufacturing experience with electronic or optical hardware, including both build and test
- ✓Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver technically complex projects
- ✓Strong project management skills
Preferred Skills and Experience
- ✓M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- ✓10+ years of experience in spacecraft avionics manufacturing
- ✓Experience with setting up and scaling manufacturing lines, including building and testing avionics
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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Manufacturing Engineer, Spacecraft Avionics
Department: Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Description
As a Manufacturing Engineer (Mira Avionics) at Impulse, you will work cross-functionally to deliver critical avionics hardware for our Mira and Helios vehicles. In this role, you will provide program-level oversight of avionics production, drive execution across multiple disciplines, and play a key leadership role in ensuring hardware is delivered on schedule and meets the highest standards of quality and reliability.
You will serve as a central point of coordination between engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, test, and program management teams, helping translate program
Additional Information
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 .