Senior Mission Design EngineerDepartment: Product Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Compensation: $120,000 - $180,000 / year
DescriptionAs a
Senior Mission Design Engineer at Impulse Space, you will lead the design and optimization of in-space servicing missions that meet - and exceed - customer requirements. You'll sit within the Mission Management team and work hands-on with Business Development and Engineering to shape mission concepts, craft proposals, and ensure every solution is technically robust. This role includes direct customer engagement and occasional travel.
Responsibilities- Design mission concepts that efficiently achieve customer objectives
- Stay current on the technical performance and capabilities of Impulse's product lines
- Build tools that rapidly analyze, interpret, and visualize mission design results
- Integrate mission design details into high-quality written proposals
- Meet with customers to capture requirements and gather feedback on proposed solutions
- Evaluate mission concepts for performance and identify improvements
- Partner with Engineering to advance spacecraft simulation and trajectory optimization tools
- Collaborate with Business Development to understand customer needs and establish the most compelling approach for each proposal opportunity
- Drive key mission design tasks such as CONOPS development, maneuver planning, trajectory optimization, requirements verification, CAD fit checks, propellant and power budgeting, and link budget analysis
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in a technical field
- 4+ years in a technical engineering role
- Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally
- Working knowledge of orbital mechanics and spacecraft operations
- Functional understanding of spacecraft systems and payload accommodations
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python preferred)
Preferred Skills and Experience- Master's degree in a technical field
- Active TS/SCI security clearance or willingness to obtain one
- Experience in customer-facing roles
- Hands-on experience assembling spacecraft, supervising spacecraft build, or integrating payloads
- Experience operating spacecraft in orbit
- Broad familiarity with the space industry
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a startup environment
- Experience with CAD tools
- Experience building physics simulations or using orbital simulation software
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.
