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Description
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
As the Director of Vehicle Engineering, you will build & lead a team of engineers tasked with the design, build, test & integration of in-space transportation vehicles. You will be a key decision maker for Impulse and our path forward on overall vehicle design & architecture. The ideal candidate will have experience working on launch vehicles, satellites or spacecraft.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, manage & develop a team of Vehicle engineers across multiple disciplines (mechanical, structural, dynamics, thermal, etc.)
- Direct ownership of both current and future vehicles encompassing design, analysis, build, test & integration aspects
- Own strategic short-term decisions for Vehicle Engineering and ensure they deliver the best possible business outcome
- Help create and influence future product design with Business Development and at the Executive level
- Work with cross-discipline engineering teams (manufacturing, propulsion, avionics, etc.), to deliver high quality builds & vehicles
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors’ degree in aerospace, mechanical or engineering related field
- 9+ years of direct experience with in-space vehicle-level design, trades & analysis
- 7+ years of experience building & leading hardware engineering teams
- Demonstrated experience with direct technical involvement in the engineering life-cycle of a product (design, build, test & integration)
- Strong understanding of structural analysis, both metallic and composites
- Solid experience defining and setting up manufacturing processes for large structures and intricate space-flight assemblies
- Ability to operate in an extremely fast-paced R&D environment as well as detail-oriented Flight production
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience implementing and maintaining Product Lifecycle Management applications and processes
- Proven record of building high performance, high output engineering teams across multiple disciplines (mechanical, structural, mechanisms, dynamics, thermal, etc.)
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, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
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.
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, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
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.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and 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.
