Senior Mission Integration Engineer, National Security

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Senior Mission Integration Engineer to lead the technical integration of customer payloads onto Impulse space vehicles. You will bridge customer teams and internal engineering to establish interfaces from kickoff through delivery.

The role requires a technical degree and 5+ years in systems engineering or mission integration, with ICDs and verification matrices experience. Occasional travel (<20%) and ITAR/EAR exposure are part of the job.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years in systems engineering or mission integration.
• Strong understanding of aerospace subsystem interfaces and contract requirements alignment.
• Experience maintaining ICDs or verification matrices.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain technical baseline documentation and ICDs across missions.
• Lead cross-disciplinary coordination to resolve integration issues.
• Partner with REs and Mission Managers to evaluate spacecraft capabilities vs requirements.
• Identify technical risks early and propose mitigations.
• Support mission verification, environmental tests, and launch operations.
• Maintain traceability with action tracking and data in repositories.
• Travel to support hardware integration events (<20%).

Skills

Systems engineering

Mission integration

Technical project execution

Documentation management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

Verification matrices

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Senior Mission Integration Engineer to lead the technical integration of customer payloads onto Impulse space vehicles. You will bridge customer teams and internal engineering to establish interfaces from kickoff through delivery.

The role requires a technical degree and 5+ years in systems engineering or mission integration, with ICDs and verification matrices experience. Occasional travel (<20%) and ITAR/EAR exposure are part of the job.