Spacecraft Development Engineer

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Spacecraft Development Engineer to drive projects from development through ramp-up, collaborating with subsystems, integration and test, and program management to meet customer commitments and produce world class space vehicles.

The role requires hands-on work with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems, leading requirements analysis and lifecycle management, and strong leadership and communication skills within a small team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science required.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems.
• Demonstrated requirements analysis and flow-down.
• Leadership and communication skills required.
• Ability to own projects and work in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to shape requirements and verification approaches.
• Support customer deliverables and generate program documentation.
• Perform system level analyses for mission design and optimization.
• Develop systems engineering processes to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Formulate risk mitigation strategies and drive their implementation.
• Scale up engineering processes to support high production rate.
• Assist system-level test preparation, planning, and execution.
• Resolve technical issues with innovative solutions.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Requirements analysis

Leadership

Communication

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or relevant

Tools

MATLAB

Excel

CAD

Job description

Department

Programs

Location

Redondo Beach

Compensation

$100,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

As a Spacecraft Development Engineer at Impulse, you will work on diverse projects to support our programs from development phase through production ramp-up. You will work closely with subsystems engineers, integration and test personnel, and program management to deliver on customer commitments and produce world class space vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to creatively shape requirements and verification approaches
• Support customer deliverables and generate program documentation
• Perform various system level analyses in support of mission design, system optimization, and proposal efforts
• Develop systems engineering processes that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance
• Formulate risk mitigation strategies and drive their implementation
• Scale up engineering processes to support a high spacecraft production rate
• Support system-level test preparation, planning, and execution
• Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
• Hands-on experience working with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems
• Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in a small team

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline
• Direct experience with spacecraft programs and missions, with exposure to a full life cycle from concept to in-orbit operations
• Prior experience in development and/or testing
• Familiarity with analysis programming such as MATLAB, Excel, etc.
• Experience with CAD to design hardware
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment

Additional Requirements

• Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed

Additional Information

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.