Senior Space Mission Integration Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space seeks a Senior Mission Integration Engineer to manage the technical integration of customer payloads and mission requirements on Impulse Space vehicles. You will bridge customer teams and internal engineering, establishing interfaces from kickoff to delivery.

You will lead problem-solving, maintain ICDs, and ensure readiness across complex missions while working with engineering and program teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, mission integration, or complex technical project execution.
• Strong understanding of aerospace subsystem interfaces and tracking contract requirements against technical deliverables.
• Experience maintaining technical documentation, ICDs, or verification matrices.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain ICDs, interface docs, and compliance matrices for customer missions.
• Lead cross-disciplinary coordination to resolve integration issues.
• Assess spacecraft capabilities against customer requirements with engineers and managers.
• Identify technical risks early and propose trade-offs and mitigations.
• Support mission verification, environmental test reviews, and launch site integration flows.
• Maintain traceability with action items, records, and data in repositories.
• Travel to hardware integration events or launch operations (≤20%).

Skills

Systems engineering

Mission integration

Technical project execution

External partner liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

ICDs

Job description

Impulse Space seeks a Senior Mission Integration Engineer to manage the technical integration of customer payloads and mission requirements on Impulse Space vehicles. You will bridge customer teams and internal engineering, establishing interfaces from kickoff to delivery.

You will lead problem-solving, maintain ICDs, and ensure readiness across complex missions while working with engineering and program teams in a fast-paced environment.