Pay from Impulse Space's own postings
Impulse Space Mechanical Engineer Salary
Impulse Space's 11 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $150k/yr, typically $126k–$205k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $215k/yr
- Principal Mechanical Engineer - COPVs
Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.
Impulse Space mechanical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 3 | $160k/yr | $153k–$200k/yr |
| Staff | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Principal or fellow | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 4 | $139k/yr | $122k–$194k/yr |
A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.
Open Impulse Space roles for mechanical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
Principal Mechanical Engineer - COPVs (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$135,000–$215,000/yrSenior Structural Analyst (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$140,000–$205,000/yrStaff Mechanical Systems Engineer (Spacecraft) (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$175,000–$205,000/yrOpto-Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Technicians · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$100,000–$200,000/yrSenior Mechanical Engineer (Kick Stage) (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$140,000–$180,000/yrStructural Dynamics Engineer (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$120,000–$180,000/yrSenior Tooling/Ground Support Engineer (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$130,000–$160,000/yrManufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Subassemblies) (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Technicians · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$110,000–$145,000/yrMechanical Engineer II (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$110,000–$140,000/yrThermal Engineer (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$95,000–$115,000/yrOpto-Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Mechanical · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$32/hr
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- Electrical Engineer, median $148k/yr
- Test Engineer, median $133k/yr
- Propulsion Engineer, median $155k/yr
- Manufacturing Engineer, median $153k/yr
- Technician, median $83.2k/yr
- Software Engineer, median $190k/yr
- Systems Engineer, median $158k/yr
Mechanical Engineer salaries at other space companies
- Blue Origin, median $145k/yr
- SpaceX, median $130k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $137k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $155k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $130k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $134k/yr
- K2 Space, median $158k/yr
- Vast, median $141k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $160k/yr
- Sierra Space, median $110k/yr
- Varda Space Industries, median $160k/yr
- CesiumAstro, median $154k/yr
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Questions about Impulse Space pay for mechanical engineers
How much does Impulse Space pay mechanical engineers?
Impulse Space's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $150k/yr, typically $126k–$205k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures in 11 of its 11 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $215k/yr, for Principal Mechanical Engineer - COPVs.
What does Impulse Space pay mechanical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: senior: a median $160k/yr (3 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does Impulse Space pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?
Impulse Space's median, $150k/yr, is 3% above the $145k/yr median of the 1,111 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Impulse Space's among them).
Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Impulse Space?
Impulse Space's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $150k/yr, level with the $150k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Impulse Space salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Impulse Space's pay for mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); Impulse Space's posted median, $150k/yr, is 44% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.
Where does Impulse Space hire mechanical engineers?
Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Redondo Beach, CA (11).