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You will be the technical authority for CT. That means developing and qualifying CT techniques, defining how inspections are performed and accepted, and making sure critical hardware gets the right volumetric inspection from development through production. You will work closely with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering and be involved early enough in a part's design to make it easier to inspect.\nResponsibilities\nDevelop, validate, and maintain CT inspection techniques for aerospace hardware. This includes scan parameters, reconstruction settings, and analysis workflows matched to each part's geometry, material, and inspection goals\nDemonstrate and document inspection capability, including image quality, resolution, detectability limits, and repeatability, using reference standards, image quality indicators, and representative defect specimens\nWrite and maintain CT procedures, technique sheets, work instructions, and process specifications\nLead CT inspection planning for critical hardware, including welds, additively manufactured parts, composites, pressure vessels and COPVs, and complex assemblies\nReview and interpret CT data, disposition findings against acceptance criteria, and clearly explain results and their impact on the hardware to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality\nWork with Design and Structures teams to set CT acceptance criteria and inspection requirements for fracture-critical and safety-critical hardware\nSupport failure investigations, root-cause analysis, nonconformance and MRB dispositions, and process development involving internal features or volumetric defects\nDecide when CT is the right tool compared with other NDT methods or outside inspection services, based on technical fit, cost, and schedule\nLead selection, installation, commissioning, calibration, maintenance, and upgrades of CT systems and analysis software\nWork with Environmental Health and Safety to make sure CT operations meet radiation safety and regulatory requirements\nSet standards for how CT data is stored, retained, and traced for flight hardware records\nWork with Design and Manufacturing Engineering to improve how easily parts can be inspected, how reliably defects are detected, and how repeatable inspections are\nQualify, audit, and manage outside CT and specialty inspection suppliers when internal capability is unavailable or not sufficient\nTrain, examine, and mentor NDT personnel in CT practices, data interpretation, and procedures, in line with the company's NDT written practice\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field\n5+ years of industrial NDT experience, including hands-on work developing, implementing, or maintaining industrial CT inspection methods\nCurrent ASNT NDT Level III certification in Radiographic Testing (RT)\nDemonstrated experience interpreting volumetric inspection data and evaluating internal features, discontinuities, and defects in aerospace or similar high-reliability hardware\nWorking knowledge of how NDT programs run, including personnel qualification (NAS 410 / EN 4179), procedure development, and equipment qualification\nAbility to communicate technical findings clearly and defend inspection decisions to engineering and program leadership\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nAdvanced degree in a related technical field\nDemonstrated experience maintaining a CT inspection capability that supports an aerospace flight program\nDemonstrated experience with CT inspection of AWS D17.1 Class A welds, COPVs, and pressure vessels built to AIAA S-080/S-081 or similar standards, additively manufactured parts, castings, or composites\nFamiliarity with space-industry NDE requirements, such as NASA-STD-5009 for fracture-critical hardware, and ASTM E1441, E1570, and E1695\nDemonstrated experience with high-energy CT, metrology CT (dimensional measurement), image-quality optimization, and artifact reduction\nDemonstrated experience designing probability of detection (POD) studies or other reliability demonstrations for NDE methods\nASNT Level III certifications in other methods, such as UT, PT, or ET\nDemonstrated experience writing acceptance criteria and working with design teams on design-for-inspection requirements\nScripting or automation experience (for example, Python) for CT analysis workflows\nAdditional Information:\nCompensation 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.\nImpulse 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. 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