CNC Programmer (2nd Shift)
Impulse Space · Redondo Beach, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Impulse Space (industrial) in Redondo Beach, CA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Robotics, CNC, Machining, Tooling, CATIA / NX
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in California: typical posted base $56k–$78k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 118 manufacturing technician openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 85 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Typical $84k–$121k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 37%
- ✓ Machining 35%
- Team leadership 35%
- ✓ CNC 35%
- New product launch 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Python, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Impulse Space
We found 10 people at this company and state: 6 in this kind of role, 4 leaders. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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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
Responsibilities
- ◆Fast pace of execution to deliver parts needed for engine, vehicle, avionics and test development
- ◆Work with various CAM softwares (NX, MasterCam, HSM Works, Fusion 360, ESPRIT, Hypermill, etc.) and strong ability to learn and become expert in new software rapidly
- ◆Produce hardware on various machines and OEM software including Heidenhain, Okuma OSP, Siemens, Fanuc, etc.
- ◆Familiarity managing digital tool libraries to increase shop throughput and managing tool magazines.
- ◆Knowledgeable of carbide tools and adjusting speed and feed parameters for various cutting strategies
- ◆Able and ready to offer suggestions on drawing or design changes to improve manufacturability
- ◆Ability to program billet parts with minimal fixturing by using stock tabs, frames or otherwise.
- ◆Design and machine scrappy fixture tooling on the fly and as needed to manufacture parts rapidly.
- ◆Constantly keep products moving and alerting management when bottlenecks are encountered
- ◆Provide consistent ideas for process improvements
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- ✓5+ years of CNC programming experience using various CAM packages (NX, MasterCam, HSM Works, Fusion 360, ESPRIT, Hypermill, etc.)
- ✓4+ years of experience on 5-axis mills, 5-axis mill turns, live tooled turret lathes, etc.
- ✓Hands on experience on manual and CNC mills and/or lathes
- ✓Ability to rapidly pick up new CAM software and manage large tool libraries
- ✓Demonstrated high attention to detail and rapid pace of execution
Preferred Skills and Experience
- ✓Demonstrated experience setting up machine shops, recommending and evaluating capital for purchase
- ✓4+ years of demonstrated experience programming turbomachinery, with experience programming in MAX-PAC
- ✓Python programming experience or similar
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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CNC Programmer (2nd Shift)
Department: Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Description
The CNC Programmer role at Impulse will possess a comprehensive know-how of all CNC machining and programming operations. This role is tasked with working directly with different machines (3-axis, 5-axis, etc.) as well as interfacing with engineering teams/leadership, machinists and operations to optimize machining programs and procedures.
NOTE: This is a 2nd shift position, which runs approximately from 2:00pm - 10:00pm
Additional Information
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 .