Spacecraft Development Engineer - Lead Systems Production

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

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.