Senior Operations Engineer

About the role

Impulse Space is hiring a Senior Operations Engineer in Redondo Beach to support manufacturing operations in a development-heavy environment. The role streamlines processes, improves data collection, owns factory layouts and supports business initiatives, with work on aggressive timelines and rapid iterations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and own factory layouts for new and existing facilities, balancing material movement, build process flows, lifting and rigging solutions and facilities requirements
• Build data-collection and visualization tools for manufacturing teams, and define and measure key metrics and KPIs to improve efficiency and quality
• Apply Lean, 5S and Kaizen principles to eliminate waste and streamline workflows
• Perform time studies, identify inefficiencies and implement improvements
• Develop personnel-development tools such as skills matrices, and create training materials on safety, tribal knowledge, quality and productivity
• Leverage MRP and ERP systems and enterprise system teams to make system enhancements
• Optimize existing manufacturing processes and work with production teams to fix bottlenecks
• Support manufacturing capital projects, including new facility activations, automation efforts and new capability development

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of demonstrated operations experience
• Experience developing and improving manufacturing and operations processes
• Experience working in a software development environment

Preferred skills and experience

• Masters' degree in an engineering discipline
• 10+ years of operations experience in aerospace or a related industry working with metallic structures
• Previous start-up experience
• 7+ years of manufacturing automation experience (welding, machining, etc.)

What we offer

• Pay of $140,000 - $175,000 per year, depending on role, level, location and skills
• Possible long-term incentives in the form of stock options for full-time hires
• Medical, vision and dental coverage, and a 401(k) retirement plan