Manager, IT Engineering & Infrastructure (AI&T)

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

12d•$155,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, IT Engineering & Infrastructure (AI&T) at Impulse is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure platforms supporting integration, test, and engineering environments. This role owns the technical backbone of AI&T systems, including lab infrastructure, test networks, compute platforms, and supporting services required for reliable and repeatable test operations. The Manager leads a team of engineers and partners closely with AI&T and engineering organizations to ensure infrastructure supports system integration, validation, and mission readiness. This role reports into the IT organization with functional alignment to the AI&T (Assembly, Integration, and Test) team, ensuring infrastructure strategy and execution directly support integration and test objectives.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or related domains
2+ years of leadership or team management experience
Experience leading technical teams supporting complex infrastructure environments
Strong background in networking, systems, and platform engineering
Experience designing and operating infrastructure in lab, test, or engineering environments
Proven ability to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions
Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

4+ years experience leading technical teams supporting complex infrastructure environments
Aerospace, manufacturing, or test environment experience
Experience with deterministic or time-sensitive systems
Experience driving infrastructure automation and platform engineering initiatives
Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments

Responsibilities

Define and execute infrastructure strategy for integration, test, and engineering environments
Oversee architecture and lifecycle management for networks, compute, storage, cloud, and lab infrastructure
Ensure high availability, scalability, reliability, and time-synchronized operations across test systems
Lead and develop systems and network engineering teams while establishing technical standards and best practices
Drive technical decision-making aligned with long-term operational, scalability, and reliability goals
Manage infrastructure supporting test facilities, lab environments, structured cabling, and real-time data systems
Coordinate test stand deployments, facility upgrades, and infrastructure readiness for integration and test activities
Lead automation, infrastructure-as-code, and platform engineering initiatives to improve deployment consistency and operational efficiency
Establish monitoring, observability, incident response, and root cause analysis practices to ensure operational excellence
Ensure compliance with enterprise security, zero-trust architecture, regulatory requirements, and secure engineering data management while collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors