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Impulse Space · 2 months ago

Senior Welding Engineer

Redondo Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$145K/yr - $185K/yr

6+ years exp

Impulse Space is a company focused on spacecraft manufacturing, and they are seeking a Senior Welding Engineer to develop, qualify, and optimize welding designs and processes. The role involves collaboration with design and manufacturing engineers to improve welding practices and support production operations on various vehicle components.

AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop, optimize, and qualify weld processes and parameters for multiple welding processes including but not limited to: laser beam welding, friction stir welding, gas tungsten arc welding, orbital tube welding

Work closely with design, tooling, automation, and development engineers to improve welded designs for manufacturing

Develop and implement improved process control where possible using test and NDE results as feedback loop

Support production operations on full scale welded assemblies, providing direction to manufacturing engineers and welders on correct techniques in a fast paced manufacturing environment

Support on-site manufacturing and development of Helios tank, Deneb engine weldments, and Mira components

Set up welding qualification test campaigns and interpret mechanical testing and NDE results

Work closely with NDE personnel to interpret weld quality on development and flight hardware in addition to developing and implementing innovative state-of-the-art NDE techniques

Set up automated welding solutions in an effort to drive process consistency

Scope out new welding technologies that may be employed to improve rate/quality/efficiency

Support design, manufacturing, and materials engineering with root cause analysis

Qualification

Welding processesWeld design optimizationAutomated welding solutionsRobot programmingRoot cause analysisMetallographic interpretationAttention to detailSelf-motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or related field

6+ years of experience with hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience of welded assemblies

Preferred

Master's degree in welding engineering or related technical program

5+ years' of demonstrated hands-on welding experience of aluminum, nickel-based, stainless steel, titanium, and copper alloys

5+ years' of demonstrated experience with brazing, joining, and metallographic interpretation

Fundamental understanding of welding processes including, but not limited to, laser beam, friction stir, gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, electron beam, plasma arc, and resistance welding

Robot programming experience for automated welding solutions

Tooling design experience for welded assemblies to reduce part distortion and improve part consistency

Understanding of weld strength testing methodologies, standards, and data acquisition systems used to make informed welding decisions (ASTM E8, E399, E740, ISO 15653, AWS D17.X, AWS C7.X, thermos-couples, strain gages, etc.)

Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions including, but not limited to, optical and SEM fractography/metallography, hardness, chemical analysis, and mechanical testing

Self-motivated, driven and high attention to detail