Electrical Engineer

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) Limited; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own PCB-level hardware from schematic capture through bring-up, test and integration on a new space vehicle project.

You will work with multidisciplinary spacecraft teams across digital, analog and power electronics, taking ownership of hardware and driving it through design, build, and integration toward mission success.

Qualifications

• PCB-level hardware ownership from schematic to integration across multiple lifecycles.
• Experience with digital, analog or power electronics applicable to spacecraft hardware.
• Ability to troubleshoot and bring up hardware in the lab and align with system teams.

Responsibilities

• Own PCB-level electrical designs from schematic capture through bring-up, test and integration.
• Develop hardware across digital, analog and/or power electronics depending on strengths.
• Translate system-level architectures into detailed circuit designs.
• Design hardware involving microcontrollers, Ethernet/RS-422, power distribution and telemetry.
• Troubleshoot hardware in the lab and drive issues to resolution.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary spacecraft teams to integrate hardware into the system.

Skills

PCB design ownership

Digital electronics

Analog electronics

Power electronics

Microcontroller development

Ethernet/RS-422 interfaces

Telemetry interfaces

ADC circuitry

Op-amp circuitry

Motor/valve drivers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Do you want to be a TRUE Responsible Engineer, genuinely owning hardware full-cycle - rather than hand it off once the schematic is complete?

Do you want to work in an industry-leading startup in the Space sector developing next-gen autonomous spacecrafts - offering huge equity & rapid career progression?

(No prior Aerospace/Space experience required!)

If so, this could be an exciting next step.

Impulse Space is expanding its avionics team following the award of a major new spacecraft program and is looking for Electrical Engineers to help develop the hardware behind a new space vehicle.

Whether your specialism is digital, analog or power electronics, Impulse is interested in Responsible Engineers who have taken real PCB-level hardware through 2+ development lifecycles to take on a major project.

Most importantly, you won't simply design something and throw it over the wall.

You will take ownership of your hardware from detailed design and schematic capture through build, bring-up, troubleshooting, testing and integration - working closely with the wider spacecraft team to understand how your design performs within the complete system.

As an Electrical Engineer at Impulse Space, you will:

• Own PCB-level electrical designs from schematic capture through bring-up, test and integration
• Develop hardware across digital, analog and/or power electronics depending on your strengths
• Translate system-level architectures and block diagrams into detailed, working circuit designs
• Design hardware involving microcontrollers, Ethernet/RS-422 and peripheral interfaces, power distribution and regulation, telemetry, ADCs, op-amp circuitry, motor/valve drivers and related electronics
• Troubleshoot your own hardware in the lab and drive problems through to resolution
• Work directly with multidisciplinary spacecraft teams rather than operating within an isolated design function

Why Impulse Space?

This is an opportunity to join at the beginning of a new spacecraft program rather than inherit a mature product.

The hardware you develop will contribute directly to the initial vehicle design, and as the program and Impulse continue to grow, there is a genuine opportunity for strong engineers to expand with it — taking ownership of larger pieces of hardware, becoming the technical authority for their area and progressing into broader technical leadership.

If you are currently designing electronics but want more ownership, more visibility and a much closer connection between your work and the finished vehicle