Job Description

Overview

Impulse is looking for a Spacecraft Integration Technician to join their team in Redondo Beach, where you will participate in the final assembly, integration, and testing of flight hardware for a new space vehicle as they approach their first launches.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble, install, and test flight-ready hardware.
  • Use precision calibrated tools such as torque wrenches, micrometers, and calipers.
  • Perform hands-on operations with sub-assemblies.
  • Read and interpret technical drawings and follow detailed work instructions.
  • Perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions, sometimes in an ambiguous environment.
  • Use various mechanical tools without instruction.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing and design engineers to develop and document activities/procedures.
  • Ensure all production services are performed on time, safely, and in a professional manner.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure an efficient and effective work environment.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 5+ years of experience in hardware assembly, test, and/or installation of flight hardware.
  • Skill in operating and manipulating machinery and various hand and power tools requiring manual dexterity.
  • Demonstrated ability in reading/understanding technical drawings, manuals, and reports.
  • Experience working in ESD sensitive integration facilities.
  • Experience mating/de-mating/handling of flight and non-flight cables and harness.
  • Experience using calibrated tooling such as torque wrenches and precision measuring instruments.
  • Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment.
  • Proficient with computers and the ability to use MS Office and Manufacturing Execution Software.
  • Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Demonstrated willingness to learn.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as needed.
  • Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs. unassisted.
  • Must be able to climb ladders and be comfortable working in tight spaces.
  • Limited travel may be required (approximately 10%).

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision

How this job compares in Redondo Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Redondo Beach, CA, whose middle half runs $36–$60/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Redondo Beach, CA

Redondo Beach, CA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 594 other active welding openings from 272 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Redondo Beach, or widen the search to California.

Impulse Space currently has 4 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Honeywell Aerospace (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and El Segundo at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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