Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Lead Avionics Engineer

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Full-timeRedondo Beach, CA, USA$145k - $175k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
At least 5 years of professional experience designing electronics for rockets, spacecraft, or other vehicles.
Experience with electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout.
Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power management, microcontrollers, and digital and high-speed interfaces such as SPI, Ethernet, and RS-422.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level.
At least 1 year of experience leading a team or technical project.

Responsibilities

Develop avionics systems for next-generation space vehicles.
Drive program execution and schedule.
Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation.
Support hardware from concept through design, production, integration, and flight.
Lead a team of electrical and mechanical engineers responsible for board design, manufacturing, and testing.
Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor junior engineers.
Develop qualification and test campaigns to verify designs meet mission requirements.
Partner with mission managers, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.
Drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable.

As a Lead Avionics Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the Avionic systems for Impulse’s next generation of space vehicles. You will manage a team of talented electrical engineers who design and test custom circuit boards, working to rapidly develop high reliability electronics. You will work directly with mission managers, software engineers, propulsion engineers, integration, and customers. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from architecting new systems to building and operating them.

Drive program execution and schedule
Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation
Support hardware from concept through design, production, integration, and flight
Lead a team of electrical engineers and mechanical engineers responsible for board design, manufacturing, and test
Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor junior engineers
Develop qualification and test campaigns to verify designs meet mission requirements
Partner with mission managers, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams
Drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
5+ years professional experience designing electronics for rockets, spacecraft, or other vehicles•
Experience with electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power management, microcontrollers, digital and high-speed interfaces (SPI, ethernet, RS-422, etc.)
Hands on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level
1+ years of experience leading a team or technical project

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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