Head of Build Reliability

# Head of Build Reliability

Department: Manufacturing Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Reporting To: Paul Seebacher, VP of Manufacturing Compensation: $185,000 - $225,000/year

## Description As the Head of Build Reliability at Impulse, you will be responsible for establishing our quality standards for all flight hardware. Working with propulsion, vehicle, avionics teams, and more, you will ensure timely and high-quality built parts. You will develop, maintain, and continuously improve Impulses quality system.

## Responsibilities

• Establish quality methodology for tracking quality issues throughout the manufacturing process.
• Build, develop, and maintain systems to address quality problems that improve reliability and speed production.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver quality improvement projects.
• Assist the production and supply chain teams with hardware non-conformance tracking and ensuring all non-conformances are resolved quickly.
• Develop manufacturing quality standards and inspection procedures.
• Identify source and set up quality inspection equipment and train operators on best practices and processes.
• Build out Impulse Quality Plan and documentation that build towards certification against AS9100.

## Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field.
• 8 years in a fast-paced manufacturing quality, build reliability, and/or design engineering role.
• Demonstrated experience building or optimizing a quality management system.
• A hands-on approach to setting up quality systems and solving quality problems.

## Preferred Skills and Experience

• 10 years in a quality engineering leadership role working on launch vehicles, spacecraft, or satellites.
• Demonstrated experience working with or implementing AS9100 standards.
• Demonstrated technical writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with engineering, production teams, and all involved teams.

## 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 401k retirement plan.

Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident/green card holder, an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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.