Job Description
Receiving Inspector
Department: Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Compensation: $35.00 - $40.00 / hour
As a Receiving Inspector with Impulse Space, you will ensure that incoming materials, components, and hardware meet all engineering, quality, and regulatory requirements before they enter production. You’ll collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Quality Engineering, and Production teams to maintain compliance with aerospace standards and support high reliability manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Perform incoming inspection of raw materials, mechanical components, electronic parts, hardware, and assemblies against engineering drawings, specifications, and purchase order requirements.
- Verify documentation including certificates of conformance, raw material certifications, test data, special process certs, and other required documentation per AS9100/AS9102 standards.
- Conduct visual inspections using standard tools (calipers, micrometers, height gauges, borescopes, etc.)
- Identify, document, and segregate nonconforming material; initiate Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) and communicate findings to Quality Engineering and Supply Chain.
- Maintain accurate inspection records in ERP/MRP or QMS systems and ensure traceability requirements are fully met.
- Support audits and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to incoming inspection and supplier quality.
- Ensure proper handling, labeling, and storage of inspected materials in accordance with ESD, FOD, and safety protocols.
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in receiving or quality inspection within aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated industries.
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, and specification interpretation.
- Proficiency with standard inspection tools and measurement techniques.
- Familiarity with AS9100, AS9102 First Article Inspection, and general aerospace quality system requirements.
- Ability to identify defects, document findings accurately, and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of experience in receiving or quality inspection within aerospace.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Epicor, NetSuite).
- CMM or advanced metrology experience.
- IPC, NAS, or other aerospace hardware/material inspection experience.
- Certifications such as ASQ CQT (Certified Quality Technician) or similar.
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.
