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Manager, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 175000 - 195000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
4 October 2026 (17 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
1 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
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Job Summary
The NDT Manager is responsible for leading Impulse Spaces non-destructive testing program including technical strategy internal inspection capability development personnel leadership supplier oversight and compliance with applicable aerospace requirements. This role manages NDT Engineers and Inspectors while providing technical leadership across multiple NDT methods to ensure hardware is inspected using appropriate capable and repeatable techniques.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the NDT organization including engineers inspectors and supporting technical personnel.
- Establish staffing plans assign work set priorities develop personnel and ensure appropriate training qualification and certification of NDT team members.
- Own the strategic development and continuous improvement of Impulse Spaces NDT program across multiple inspection techniques.
- Provide technical leadership in selecting and implementing inspection methods for aerospace hardware including radiographic ultrasonic eddy current penetrant computed tomography and other applicable methods.
- Partner with Design Manufacturing Quality and Materials Engineering to determine inspection requirements acceptance approaches and whether inspection should be performed internally or by qualified external suppliers.
- Develop approve and maintain NDT specifications procedures work instructions training documentation equipment requirements and program controls.
- Ensure NDT equipment is appropriately selected qualified maintained calibrated and capable of meeting inspection requirements.
- Build and maintain a preferred supplier base for outsourced NDT services including specialty techniques not available internally.
- Establish supplier qualification oversight and performance-management processes for external inspection providers.
- Review complex inspection results support disposition and root-cause investigations and provide technical input on nonconformances affecting flight and development hardware.
- Drive standardization process capability data quality and inspection repeatability across NDT operations.
- Support program planning capital-equipment decisions budget development facility needs and long-term capability roadmaps.
- Ensure the NDT program supports applicable aerospace requirements and the inspection needs of welds COPVs pressure vessels structures propulsion hardware and other critical hardware.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Materials Science Physics or a related technical field and 7 years of relevant experience.
- ASNT Level III certification in at least one relevant NDT method.
- Demonstrated technical expertise across multiple NDT inspection techniques such as radiographic ultrasonic eddy current penetrant and/or computed tomography.
- Experience developing and maintaining an NDT program in an aerospace spaceflight defense aviation or similarly high-reliability environment.
- Experience managing mentoring or leading NDT Engineers Inspectors technicians or equivalent technical personnel.
- Experience developing NDT procedures training programs inspection requirements and equipment-capability plans.
- Ability to evaluate inspection needs for complex hardware and determine whether internal or outsourced inspection is appropriate.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Advanced degree in a related field.
- ASNT Level III certifications in multiple relevant inspection methods.
- Demonstrated experience leading a multi-method NDT organization including Engineers and Inspectors.
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling internal NDT capabilities for aerospace flight hardware.
- Demonstrated experience specifically with AWS D17.1 Class A welds and AIAA S-081B Pressure Vessels.
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 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 Spaces 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
