Vibration Test Engineer
Impulse Space
Quality Assurance
USD 105k-165k / year + Equity
Posted on Oct 10, 2025
As a Dynamics Test Engineer at Impulse, you will play a critical role in designing, planning, and executing vibration and environmental testing to ensure product reliability, performance, and compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with vibration testing equipment, strong data analysis skills, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Department
- Assembly, Integration & Test
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Redondo Beach
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $105,000 - $165,000 / year
Responsibilities
- Plan, prepare, and execute vibration and shock tests (sine, random, and combined environments)
- Set up, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot vibration test equipment, including electrodynamic shakers, slip tables, and associated control systems and facility infrastructure
- Develop detailed test plans, procedures, and instrumentation setups in alignment with project requirements and applicable standards (e.g., MIL-STD-810, NASA GEVS, DO-160)
- Monitor and control test execution, ensuring accurate data collection and safe operation
- Analyze test data, generate technical reports, and communicate results and recommendations to relevant engineering teams
- Collaborate with design and dynamics engineers to refine product designs
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements during all test operations
- Support the continuous improvement of test processes, equipment calibration, and lab infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of direct experience in vibration and shock testing for aerospace, automotive, or related industries
- Proficiency with vibration test systems, vibration controllers, and data acquisition systems
- Proficiency in data analysis using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools
- Excellent technical writing and documentation skills
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Strong understanding of environmental test standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-160, NASA GEVS, etc.)
- Experience in aerospace hardware qualification and flight hardware certification testing.
- Knowledge of structural dynamics and finite element analysis (FEA)
- Familiarity with other environmental tests (thermal, acoustic, EMI/EMC)
- Ability to manage multiple test campaigns in a fast-paced environment
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 401(k) retirement plan.
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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