Impulse Space

Overview

As a Structures Technician at Impulse, you will be responsible for manufacturing metallic and composite structures for spacecraft. This role involves various assembly and fabrication tasks, ensuring high-quality production standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform metallics assembly work such as drilling, bolting, applying safety wire, and installing bushings.
• Hand drill, match drill, step drill, tap, countersink, and chamfer using pneumatic drills and hand tools.
• Install fasteners (Hi-Loks, nuts, bolts, etc.), safety cable, inserts, use clecos, and bucking bars.
• Bond and assemble thermal protection materials to metallic and composite structures.
• Perform cleaning operations on metallic and composite structures using solvents.
• Perform composites assembly work such as hand trimming, adhesive bonding, and fastener and insert installation.
• Perform composites lamination work such as filament winding, vacuum bagging, oven curing, and tool preparation.
• Operate cutting machines for composites raw materials and cured flat panels.
• Apply coatings, sealants, adhesives, and primers to surfaces for surface protection and bonding.
• Interface with engineering to identify work instructions and recommend engineering improvements.
• Use basic shop tools such as saws, mills, drill presses, hand routers, de-burr tools, rotary tools, and sanders.
• Perform hardware repairs such as removing fasteners, upsizing holes, removals, and thread chasing.
• Install cryogenic seals and fittings.
• Perform tube fabrication operations such as cutting, bending, flaring, proofing, and assembly of seals and fittings.
• Review work instructions and specifications, and complete work buyoffs electronically as the work is being performed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of hands-on hardware manufacturing experience in a production environment.
• 5+ years' of demonstrated experience with structural assembly work on rockets, launch vehicles, or spacecraft (preferred).
• Experience with drilling, reaming, countersinking tight-tolerance holes using electric or pneumatic tools (preferred).
• Experience with composites lamination, vacuum bagging, and assembly work (preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and blueprints, understands drawing symbols, flag notes, and section views (preferred).
• Experience with hardware integration such as avionics, propulsion systems, pneumatics, and final clean (preferred).

Benefits

• 401k
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision

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, and technical capabilities.
• This position requires applicants to be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license.