Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Job Description

Description

As a Manufacturing Engineering Intern, you will work across all aspects of manufacturing and assembling spacecraft components, taking them from development test articles to high volume production, while working along side a fast-paced, agile team.

The internship will run from May to August of 2026.

Responsibilities

Support our Manufacturing Engineering teams: Machine Shop, Structures Engineering, and Propulsion Engineering, to develop and continuously improve manufacturing processes for space-grade components and vehicles

Work with the design and development teams to produce highly reliable, cost

efficient hardware

Identify optimal processes for fabricating parts by evaluating manufacturing techniques such additive, subtractive, forming, welding, brazing, etc.

Create efficient and reliable assembly and inspection processes

Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Minimum Qualifications

Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science

Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team

Demonstrated hands-on experience with basic fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools, tube bending, machining, welding, etc.)

Preferred Skills and Experience

Hands-on experience with product or process improvements

Experience with Design for Manufacturability and complex assemblies

Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new tools

Demonstrated experience getting a hardware project through the design, build, test phase

Additional Requirements:

Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA for the duration of the internship

This position may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.

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.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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.