Operations Systems Lead (Enterprise Software)

Department: Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $175,000 - $200,000 / year

Description

As the Operations Systems Lead at Impulse Space, you will drive the design, configuration, and rollout of our enterprise systems—including ERP, MES, and supporting tools—to power efficient and scalable manufacturing and business operations. You’ll serve as an owner of our ERP and MES implementation, leading systems strategy and execution across engineering, planning, procurement, inventory, manufacturing, quality, and finance.


You’ll collaborate directly with executive leadership, domain experts, and external consultants to solve complex operational needs into usable, efficient workflows and system configurations that reflect how our team works. Post-go-live, you’ll continue to evolve our systems to support new capabilities and ensure data-driven decision-making across the business.

Responsibilities

• Own the ERP & MES roadmap, leading implementation and configuration of Infor SyteLine and supporting systems across the full project lifecycle—from design and testing to go-live and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design cross-functional business processes spanning engineering change, production execution, supply chain planning, quality, and finance
• Act as a hands-on system architect, administrator, and analyst, ensuring our systems are properly configured, integrated, and tailored to the specific needs of an engineering heavy organization
• Adapt commercial systems to fit real world workflows, creatively working within system limitations to meet operational needs without excessive complexity and while balancing usability and rigor
• Bridge the gap between software vendors, users, and technical teams to ensure everyone is aligned on goals, decisions, and tradeoffs
• Drive user engagement and accountability, partnering with department leads to ensure process ownership, testing participation, and system training and adoption
• Define and track implementation metrics, including user adoption, data quality, system reliability, and process improvements
• Continuously iterate on our systems, managing change as the company grows and our needs evolve, including evaluating third-party solutions or custom extensions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or a related field
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience with ERP implementations, ideally with SyteLine or similar ERP systems, in a high-tech or engineering environment
• Demonstrated success in managing ERP projects end-to-end, including budget oversight, timeline management, and cross-functional team coordination
• Strong understanding of resource planning, inventory management, and costing principles, particularly within a manufacturing or aerospace context

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 8+ years' of overall ERP implementation experience; specifically utilizing SyteLine
• For non-engineering backgrounds, an MBA or master’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred
• Experience in startup or agile settings, ideally with engineering or technical teams
• Strong ability to simplify complex systems and drive user adoption
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration across technical and business areas
• 5+ years' of working directly with in-space manufacturing processes 

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 Employe