Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Electrical Engineer - Digital

Board & Electronics DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRedondo Beach, CA, USA$145k - $240k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
At least 5 years of professional experience designing digital electronics is required.
Proficiency with electronics component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout is required.
Knowledge of digital circuit design concepts, including signal integrity and timing, is required.
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals are required.
Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board or system level is required.
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale, and resolve concerns is required.
Familiarity with high-speed digital simulation software such as Hyperlynx, Sigrity, SiWave, ADS, or similar is required.

Responsibilities

Design and bring up high-speed digital systems supporting software-defined radios.
Contribute to new spacecraft radio-frequency architecture trades.
Develop circuit boards, including schematics and layout, for spacecraft, emphasizing digital electronics.
Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of digital devices and systems.
Perform development testing of hardware in the lab, from individual digital designs to entire radio-frequency systems.
Derive digital hardware design requirements from system-level specifications.
Own hardware through qualification and flight operations.
Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced engineers.
Improve existing products throughout their lifecycle by troubleshooting issues, performing failure analysis of parts and systems, and implementing improvements.
Own the architecture, design, and bring-up of custom digital circuit boards for software-defined radios.
Work with radio-frequency engineers, radio-frequency software engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to meet test needs across a wide range of capabilities.
Contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from architecting new systems to building and operating them.

As an Electrical Engineer (Digital), your core responsibility will be to own architecture, design, and bringup of custom digital circuit boards for software defined radios. You will work with RF engineers, RF software engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to meet test needs across a wide range of capabilities. You will work on uplink and downlink software defined radios utilizing FPGAs, memory interfaces, high speed digital peripherals, and analog to digital converters. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from architecting new systems to building and operating them.

(Leveling will be commensurate with experience).

Design and bring up high speed digital systems supporting software defined radios
Contribute to new spacecraft RF architecture trades
Develop circuit boards (schematic and layout) for spacecraft, with an emphasis on digital electronics
Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of digital devices and systems
Perform development testing of hardware in the lab, from single digital designs to entire RF systems
Derive digital hardware design requirements from system-level specifications
Own hardware through qualification and flight operations
Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced engineers
Improve existing products throughout their lifecycle by troubleshooting issues, performing failure analysis of parts and systems, and implementing improvements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
5+ years professional experience designing digital electronics
Proficiency with electronics component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
Knowledge of digital circuit design concepts including signal integrity, timing, etc.
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals
Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale, and resolve concerns
Familiarity with high speed digital simulation software, such as Hyperlynx, Sigrity, SiWave, ADS, or similar

About the Company

Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Impulse Space builds in-space mobility services and propulsion to move payloads after launch. Its products include Mira for precise maneuvering and rendezvous, Helios high-energy kick stage, Caravan rideshare to higher-energy orbits, and propulsion lines Saiph, Deneb, and Rigel. These tools act as in-space tugs and stages to push, dock, and deploy payloads in orbit. Led by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, Impulse Space uses flight-proven hardware and a growing network of facilities to make reaching higher-energy orbits faster and cheaper, expanding access for customers.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Series D
Total funding: $1.4B
Headquarters: Redondo Beach, CA
Founded: 2021

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