Senior Welding Engineer

3 hours ago

Redondo Beach, California, United States Impulse Space Full time
Job Title: Senior Welding Engineer

Join Impulse Space as a Senior Welding Engineer and contribute to the development of innovative welding solutions for our cutting-edge space vehicles.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Welding Engineer to join our team at Impulse Space. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and qualifying weld processes and parameters for multiple welding processes, including laser beam welding, friction stir welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and orbital tube welding.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and optimize weld processes and parameters for multiple welding processes
  • Work closely with design, tooling, automation, and development engineers to improve welded designs for manufacturing
  • Develop and implement improved process control 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, as well as develop and implement innovative state-of-the-art NDE techniques
  • Set up automated welding solutions to drive process consistency
  • Scope out new welding technologies to improve rate, quality, and efficiency
  • Support design, manufacturing, and materials engineering with root cause analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of experience with hands-on fabrication, manufacturing, or testing experience of welded assemblies
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • 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 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 optical and SEM fractography/metallography, hardness, chemical analysis, and mechanical testing
  • Self-motivated, driven, and high attention to detail
  • Strong ability to multi-task and communicate status and results with a broad spectrum of internal and external departments
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.

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.

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