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Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer

Redondo Beach, CA, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $140,000.00 - 195,000.00 per year

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Skills

Process Flow
Demonstrations
Science
Aerospace
Manufacturing
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer
Mechanics
Communication
Customer Satisfaction
Hardware Development
Engineering Design
Computer Hardware
Evaluation
Test Plans
Management
Testing
System Integration
Project Management

Summary

Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer

Department: Vehicle Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $140,000 - $195,000 / year

Description

As a Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer, you will work directly with vehicle engineering and mission management teams to support critical flight systems certification activities. The certification team is responsible for ensuring that Impulse builds the processes and systems the customer will review to evaluate Impulse's mission readiness.

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

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Dice Id: 80183344
Position Id: 1f550859614c4538cb7c40dbd9a02123
Posted 9 hours ago

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