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Principal Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA)

Impulse Space · Posted Nov 10, 2026

Redondo Beach, California, United States
Full-time · Principal
$200K–$230K per year
10+ years

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Principal Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) at Impulse Space, responsible for technical leadership and process optimization of printed circuit board assemblies for spaceflight.

Compensation

Compensation: $200,000 - $230,000 / year

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across the company as the subject matter expert on PCBAs
Develop, qualify and optimize manufacturing processes for PCBAs
Develop, characterize, and optimize PCBA assembly processes
Apply an understanding of soldering physics
Serve as a subject-matter resource for PCBA rework and repair

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Nice to have: 15+ years of manufacturing and inspection experience related PCBAs
Nice to have: M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Nice to have: Experience with PCB and PCBA manufacturing for space applications
Nice to have: In-depth understanding of PCBA functional testing, software testing and environmental testing

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