What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Specialist position at Impulse Space?
Inventory Specialist
Department : Manufacturing
Employment Type : Full Time
Location : Redondo Beach
Compensation : $25.00 - $35.00 / hour
Description
As an Inventory Specialist at Impulse , you are integral to ensuring that every component, tool, and raw material needed for spacecraft, engines and mission-critical systems are accounted for and readily available. Manage inventory levels, track high-value aerospace parts, coordinate shipments, and optimize warehouse operations to support rapid production and assembly. Whether it's managing flight hardware, handling logistics, or improving inventory systems, your work directly contributes to launching groundbreaking missions beyond Earth.
Responsibilities
- Efficiently handle the receipt, storage, and issuance of a wide variety of parts, materials, and hardware to support operations, ensuring all items are accounted for and properly stored in designated locations
- Perform receiving inspection verifications on incoming components, assemblies, and materials to ensure conformity with certifications, specifications, and design requirements
- Utilize electronic ERP system for accurate routing of parts and components to appropriate departments, maintaining strict adherence to material handling practices and procedures
- Execute picking functions to assemble necessary kits of parts, material, and hardware, verifying the availability and accuracy of all components in the kit
- Conduct routine and precise cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy, and support the organization's goals and objectives through diligent monitoring of shelf-life storage and stock rotation
- Develop and implement ways to streamline processes site-wide, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in the shipping and receiving domain
- Communicate effectively with internal customers and suppliers to resolve any inspection discrepancies or issues related to inventory management
- Perform general housekeeping, safety, and 5S practices in the work area, ensuring a clean and safe environment
- Operate forklifts, hand trucks, and other material-handling equipment as necessary for the movement, conveyance, or hoisting of shipments from shipping and receiving platforms to storage or work areas
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
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 .
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.
Salary : $25 - $35
