Senior Manufacturing Engineer (solar Modules)

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Solar Modules)

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Solar Modules) at Impulse, you will work with cross-functional teams to build solar modules for space applications. You will own the build and testing of solar modules in production. Your expertise will directly impact the reliability and performance of the systems we send into low-earth orbit and beyond.

Responsibilities

· Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for solar modules.

· Develop, document, and optimize metrology processes for solar modules.

· Collaborate with optical design engineers to ensure manufacturability, DFM/DFA of solar modules.

· Collaborate with cross functional teams on quality and long-term reliability.

· Manage the solar manufacturing facility, including sourcing equipment and setting processes and policies.

· Provide day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields.

· Provide guidance to solar manufacturing technicians.

· Support environmental and functional testing in production.

Minimum Qualifications

· Bachelors' degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or related field

· 4+ years of demonstrated development and/or manufacturing experience with solar modules, either for terrestrial or space applications

· 4+ years of experience with setting up a solar manufacturing line, including using stringers and laminators.

Preferred Skills and Experience

· MS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or related field

· 6+ years of demonstrated manufacturing experience in solar manufacturing, particularly for the unique demands of space applications

· Expertise with material selection for solar modules used in space applications, including cover glass, adhesives, metallization and backsheets.

· Expertise with space solar module metrology, such as using electroluminescence to inspect for defects and TVAC testing, electrical testing, fill factor calculation, etc.

· Experience with directing the work of technicians

· Background in design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and continuous improvement methods space

· Experience with managing a space solar manufacturing facility

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.