Quality Engineer (Kick Stage)

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Quality Engineer (Kick Stage) Department: Manufacturing: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Redondo Beach: Compensation: $110,000 - $150,000 / year Description: As a Quality Engineer (Kick Stage) at Impulse, you will own the connection between design intent, manufacturing execution, and flight performance for the Helios Kick Stage and supporting hardware. You will work hands-on with technicians, manufacturing engineers, and design teams to prevent defects before they occur, rapidly diagnose failures, and continuously improve hardware reliability across spacecraft builds. Responsibilities: - Support Helios Kick Stage, Composites, Propulsion, and Welding sub-teams at Impulse - Partner with design, manufacturing, and integration teams to ensure hardware is built reliably and repeatably from prototype through production - Support early development test and build campaigns to characterize hardware performance, material properties, and design decisions - Identify, investigate, and eliminate build defects through structured root cause analysis and corrective actions - Evaluate cross-discipline kick stage vehicle requirements (propulsion, structures, avionics, etc.) to ensure component...