Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (Batteries)

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

18h

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Impulse, you will own the manufacturing of batteries across our Mira and Helios vehicles. Your work will power our spacecraft and customer payloads. Your expertise will directly impact the reliability and performance of the systems we send into orbit and beyond. Leveling will be commensurate with experience.

Requirements

Bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
3+ years of demonstrated manufacturing experience with battery pack/module manufacturing and testing.
Knowledge of battery management systems (BMS).
Experience with CAD software, Simens NX preferred.
Experience with MES systems.

Nice To Haves

MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering or related field
6+ years of demonstrated experience in battery manufacturing and testing.
Experience with welding for battery applications.
Experience with potting for battery applications.
Experience with characterization of battery performance.
Experience in hardware development for space applications.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of battery manufacturing lines across our vehicles.
Define the manufacturing process flow of battery packs and scale-up of battery pack production rate.
Collaborate with design engineers to ensure manufacturability, review drawings and provide DFM/DFA feedback on battery packs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on quality and reliability.
Perform capacity planning for battery manufacturing and own schedule for battery production.
Provide day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields.
Provide guidance to technicians during the production process.
Define and implement battery safety protocols and train technicians to work safely with batteries.