Staff Electrical Engineer (Avionics)

Impulse Space

$150K — $190K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 7+ years of experience in electronics design for rockets or spacecraft
  • Expertise in component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
  • Strong knowledge of analog and digital circuit design
  • Hands-on troubleshooting experience at the board level

Responsibilities

  • Drive program execution and meet schedules
  • Own system trades, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation
  • Develop spacecraft circuit boards and support their lab qualification
  • Establish high technical standards and mentor junior engineers
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mission and software engineers
  • Implement changes to enhance system efficiency and reliability

Benefits

  • Eligible for long-term stock options
  • Access to medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Opportunity to participate in a 401(k) retirement plan
Full Job Description
Staff Electrical Engineer (Avionics)

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Reporting To: Kevin Mikolaitis, Director of Avionics

Compensation: $150,000 - $190,000 / year

Description

As a Staff Avionics Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the Avionic systems for Impulse's next generation of space vehicles. You will be part of 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 designing new systems to building and operating them.

Responsibilities
  • Drive program execution and schedule
  • Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation
  • Develop circuit boards for spacecraft, supporting board bring-up and debugging of hardware in the lab through qualification and flight operations
  • Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced engineers
  • 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
  • 7+ 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


Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field
  • Experience with PCBA design in Altium
  • Experience developing new avionics hardware relevant to spacecraft or rockets 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.

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