Impulse Space

In-space propulsion and payload mobility

Spacecraft Development Engineer

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRedondo Beach, CA, USA$100k - $160k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
Hands-on experience working with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems.
Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down.
Demonstrated leadership and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team.

Responsibilities

Collaborate across disciplines to shape requirements and verification approaches.
Support customer deliverables and generate program documentation.
Perform system-level analyses in support of mission design, system optimization, and proposal efforts.
Develop systems engineering processes that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance.
Formulate risk mitigation strategies and drive their implementation.
Scale up engineering processes to support a high spacecraft production rate.
Support system-level test preparation, planning, and execution.
Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions.

As a Spacecraft Development Engineer at Impulse, you will work on diverse projects to support our programs from development phase through production ramp-up. You will work closely with subsystems engineers, integration and test personnel, and program management to deliver on customer commitments and produce world class space vehicles.

Collaborate across disciplines to creatively shape requirements and verification approaches
Support customer deliverables and generate program documentation
Perform various system level analyses in support of mission design, system optimization, and proposal efforts
Develop systems engineering processes that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance
Formulate risk mitigation strategies and drive their implementation
Scale up engineering processes to support a high spacecraft production rate
Support system-level test preparation, planning, and execution
Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
Hands-on experience working with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems
Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in a small team

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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