Propulsion Technician (Clean-line)
Impulse Space
USD 35-45 / hour
Posted on Sep 17, 2025
As a Clean-line Technician at Impulse, you will be responsible for cleaning, preparing, and processing spacecraft parts, assemblies, and tooling in accordance with strict aerospace standards. Working within cleanroom and clean-line facilities, the technician ensures that hardware meets required levels of cleanliness before integration and flight.
- Department
- Manufacturing
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Redondo Beach
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $35.00 - $45.00 / hour
Responsibilities
- Perform precision cleaning of metal, composite, and propulsion components using approved solvents, ultrasonic baths, and rinse systems
- Operate clean-line equipment (ultrasonic cleaners, DI water systems, ovens, drying stations, particulate counters)
- Conduct visual inspections and particulate monitoring to verify cleanliness levels per aerospace standards
- Handle and package flight hardware in cleanroom environments, maintaining FOD (Foreign Object Debris) and contamination control protocols
- Maintain accurate logs, work orders, and quality documentation to support flight certification
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 4+ years of experience in precision cleaning, cleanroom operations, or aerospace/semiconductor/medical manufacturing
- Proficient with basic fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools, tube bending, machining, welding, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience with solvents, ultrasonic cleaning, and DI water systems
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience in spacecraft or aerospace hardware cleaning
- Demonstrated knowledge of ISO 14644 cleanroom standards and NASA/JPL contamination-control guidelines
- Certified training in handling hazardous materials (HAZMAT)
- Prior experience with documentation systems such as ERP/MRP or digital travelers
Additional Requirements:
- Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
- Ability to lift 25lbs unassisted
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.
Impulse Space’s 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.
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.
Impulse Space’s 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.
About Impulse Space
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Application Received
Stage 2:
Resume Review
Stage 3:
Intro Phone Interview
Stage 4:
Technical Phone Interview(s)
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