Senior Avionics Test Engineer, Impulse Space
$120-185k
Office located in Redondo Beach, LA
In-space mobility company
Open for applications
In-space mobility company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$120-185k
Office located in Redondo Beach, LA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate humanity's future in space through efficient transportation anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in any relevant engineering field
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience testing electrical systems
- Experience designing and owning test systems from concept to implementation
- Experience executing tests to support product development and prototyping
- Comfortable working with design engineers to anticipate and derive test requirements for under-defined systems
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to lead meetings, plan projects, and communicate decisions / rationale
Desirable
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience working on a vehicle project of any kind (spacecraft, rocket, car, boat, plane, drone, etc.)
- Experience designing test stands and/or hardware racks
- Experience designing tests for a production environment
- Experience working with NI hardware (cRIO, cDAQ etc.)
- Experience safely operating hazardous systems (high voltage, high pressure, etc.)
- Experience with vibe tables, thermal chambers, or other aerospace test equipment
- Familiarity with spacecraft systems and test campaigns
- Demonstrated success in root cause and/or failure analysis
What the job involves
- As a Senior Avionics Test Engineer, you will develop and run tests for all kinds of flight electrical devices, from individual circuit boards to entire vehicles
- You will develop, build, and maintain test systems to support hardware from development to production
- You will work directly with avionics hardware engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC engineers, production engineers, production technicians, and others
- You will have the opportunity to contribute to all the stages of spacecraft development, from initial concepts to on-orbit operations
- Own test systems from start to finish
- Determine the best way to meet requirements, specify and purchase hardware, automate your hardware, fix problems, and own the results
- Test electrical devices to ensure they’re suitable for flight
- Work with Responsible Engineers and designers to identify test cases, select or design the necessary signal conditioning circuits and measurement equipment, develop test sequences, identify problems, and help fix them
- Learn about, design, and build dedicated test setups for specialized devices like optical or motorized assemblies
- Provide feedback to design engineers to improve Impulse’s overall avionics ecosystem
- Support launch site activities by traveling with the spacecraft and conducting pre-launch tests
- Reporting To: Collin Gonzalez, Lead Test Automation Engineer
Application process
- 1: Application Received
- 2: Resume Review
- 3: Intro Phone Interview
- 4: Technical Phone Interview(s)
- 5: Onsite Interview
- 6: Offer!
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2025
$300m
SERIES C
Oct 2024
$150m
SERIES B
Total funding: $585m
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
Company HQ
South Redondo, Redondo Beach, CA
Leadership
Thomas Mueller
(Founder, CEO & CTO)Prior to founding Impulse Space in 2021, they spent almost 2 decades at SpaceX, initially as a VP of Propulsion Engineering before becoming the Propulsion CTO.
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