Lead Avionics Engineer — Spacecraft Electronics & Leadership

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking a Lead Avionics Engineer to drive the development of spacecraft avionics systems. You will lead a team of electrical and mechanical engineers, guide design, testing, and qualification, and collaborate with mission managers and software teams to deliver high-reliability electronics for next-generation vehicles.

You will own system trades, risk mitigation, and the execution of hardware from concept through production and flight, while mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ 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.
• 1+ years of experience leading a team or technical project.

Responsibilities

• Drive program execution and schedule.
• Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation.
• Support hardware from concept through design, production, integration, and flight.
• Lead a team of electrical engineers and mechanical engineers responsible for board design, manufacturing, and test.
• Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor junior engineers.
• Develop qualification and test campaigns to verify designs meet mission requirements.
• Partner with mission managers, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams.
• Drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable.

Skills

Electronics design

Team leadership

Troubleshooting

Circuit design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

SPICE simulation

Schematic capture

PCB layout

SPI

Ethernet

RS-422

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking a Lead Avionics Engineer to drive the development of spacecraft avionics systems. You will lead a team of electrical and mechanical engineers, guide design, testing, and qualification, and collaborate with mission managers and software teams to deliver high-reliability electronics for next-generation vehicles.

You will own system trades, risk mitigation, and the execution of hardware from concept through production and flight, while mentoring