Quality Engineer (Composites)

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Quality Engineer (Composites) Department: Manufacturing: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Redondo Beach: Compensation: $110,000 - $150,000 / year Description: As a Quality Engineer (Composites) at Impulse , you will own the connection between design intent, manufacturing execution, and flight performance for the composites 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: - Partner with design, manufacturing, and integration teams to ensure hardware is built reliably and repeatably from prototype through production - Perform closeout inspections - 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 - Develop inspection, acceptance, and quality control processes aligned with hardware reliability requirements - Provide design-for-reliability and manufacturability feedback during design reviews...