Job Description

Department: Manufacturing

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $35.00 - $45.00 / hour

Description

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.

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

A dditional 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.

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.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Flexible hours,

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