Senior Electrical Engineer, Impulse Space

Avionics

$135-185k

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

Office located in Redondo Beach, CA

Impulse Space

In-space transportation service developer

Open for applications

Impulse Space

In-space transportation service developer

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseManufacturingAerospace

Open for applications

$135-185k

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

Office located in Redondo Beach, CA

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseManufacturingAerospace

Company mission

To accelerate humanity's future in space through efficient transportation anywhere.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years professional experience designing electronics for rockets, spacecraft, or other vehicles
  • Proficiency with electronics component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
  • Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level
  • Desire to improve team processes and train other team members
  • Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Desirable

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Experience with Altium Designer
  • Experience doing new development work for any of the following: optics, star trackers, cameras, motors, reaction wheels, batteries, harnessing, ethernet switches, FPGAs, antennas, or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets
  • Experience in a startup or agile development environment

What the job involves

  • Reporting To: Carl Haken, VP of Avionics
  • As a Senior Avionics Electrical Engineer, you will design and test custom circuit boards and other avionics devices, mentor less experienced engineers, set high standards, and guide the technical direction of the avionics team
  • You will work directly with software engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC engineers, and others
  • You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from architecting new systems to building and operating them
  • Contribute to new spacecraft avionics architecture trades
  • Develop circuit boards and electromechanical assemblies
  • Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems
  • Perform development testing of hardware in the lab, from a single circuit board to an entire system including non-avionics elements
  • Own hardware through qualification and flight operations
  • Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced engineers

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Company

Company benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision: Enjoy the best medical, dental and optical coverage money can buy. We've got you and your family covered for all eventualities
  • Company Ownership: You’ll be contributing to Impulse's success, so you deserve to share in it. All full-time employees receive a meaningful equity allocation
  • Flexible PTO Policy: We believe in work-life harmony more so than "balance". When you are happy & fulfilled outside of work, you will be more productive when you're in it. We offer generous PTO accrual to our full-time employees

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Oct 2024

$150m

SERIES B

Aug 2024

$60m

GRANT

Total funding: $285m

Our take

Impulse Space is developing a line of orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) that enhance satellite manoeuvrability in space. The company offers products like Mira, for last-mile satellite deliveries and Helios, which can move spacecraft from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit in under 24 hours.

Recognizing the strategic value of manoeuvrable spacecraft, the US Space Force awarded Impulse a $34.5M contract for two missions set for 2026. These missions, Victus Surgo and Victus Salo, will demonstrate in-space operations and enhance space domain awareness, showcasing the Space Force's focus on quickly responding to threats in a congested space environment.

Alongside this, the company secured substantial funding that will allow it to expand its operations and advance its OTV technology. With a proven track record of successful missions and strategic partnerships with the Department of Defense, Impulse is well-positioned to lead in the growing market for responsive satellite services.

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