Lead Electrical Engineer (Avionics)Department: Avionics
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Reporting To: Kevin Mikolaitis, Director of Avionics
Compensation: $145,000 - $175,000 / year
DescriptionAs a Lead Avionics Electrical 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.
Responsibilities- 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 responsible for schematic capture, component selection, analysis, PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test
- Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced 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
Minimum Qualifications- 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
Preferred Skills and Experience- Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field
- Experience with PCBA design in Altium
- Self-motivated with proven ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and resolve critical issues
- Experience developing new hardware and owning project schedules
- Experience with reliability, radiation, EMC and other relevant concepts when designing avionics for spacecraft
- Experience in a startup or fast paced agile development environment
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.
