Space Avionics Electrical Engineer — Electric Propulsion

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking an Avionics Electrical Engineer to design and test custom circuit boards powering the Electra electric propulsion system. You will collaborate with software, propulsion, and GNC engineers to advance spacecraft electronics from board bring-up to qualification and flight operations.

The role focuses on developing circuit boards for propulsion systems, performing rigorous analyses, and owning hardware interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Proficiency with electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout.
• Knowledge of analog and power circuit design including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, op-amps, filtering, power and signal integrity, etc.
• Hands on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level.
• Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns.

Responsibilities

• Develop circuit boards for spacecraft electric propulsion systems, with an emphasis on actuator drivers and/or power converters
• Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems
• Act as the Responsible Engineering authority for your hardware, owning your design from board bring-up and debugging in the lab through qualification and flight operations
• Define hardware interfaces and verify requirements
• Partner with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, propulsion, and test teams

Skills

Electronic components

Circuit analysis

Simulation

Schematic capture

Layout design

Analog & power design

Board-level debugging

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking an Avionics Electrical Engineer to design and test custom circuit boards powering the Electra electric propulsion system. You will collaborate with software, propulsion, and GNC engineers to advance spacecraft electronics from board bring-up to qualification and flight operations.

The role focuses on developing circuit boards for propulsion systems, performing rigorous analyses, and owning hardware interfaces.