Spacecraft Electrical Build Technician

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 108,886,000 - 143,270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space is seeking an Electrical Build Technician in Redondo Beach to fabricate, assemble, wire, troubleshoot, and maintain electrical systems for spacecraft testing and ground-support equipment. You will collaborate with engineers, designers, and technicians to build reliable test assets and improve assembly processes.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on experience with electrical systems, schematics, and testing equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of professional experience building, wiring, maintaining, or troubleshooting industrial, aerospace, manufacturing, or test equipment.
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, assembly drawings, and bills of materials.
• Experience with wire preparation, crimping, soldering, connector assembly, labeling, cable routing, and harness fabrication.
• Experience safely working with AC and DC power systems, instrumentation, sensors, and data-acquisition equipment.
• Proficiency using electrical test equipment such as digital multimeters, bench power supplies, and continuity testers.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems methodically and implement practical, reliable repairs.
• Proficiency with basic mechanical fabrication and assembly tools.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, assemble, wire, and maintain electrical test equipment, control panels, test carts, racks, and ground-support systems.
• Build electrical assemblies from schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, and work instructions.
• Install and terminate power, control, instrumentation, communication, and data-acquisition wiring.
• Assemble electrical enclosures, DIN-rail components, power supplies, circuit protection, relays, terminal blocks, and industrial control hardware.
• Perform continuity checks, insulation checks, point-to-point verification, functional testing, and equipment checkout.
• Troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, networking, and control-system issues.
• Support calibration and maintenance activities for automated test equipment.
• Document as-built conditions, wiring changes, test results, and equipment configuration.
• Work with engineers, designers, software teams, and other technicians to improve equipment reliability, manufacturability, and build throughput.
• Provide training and guidance to other technicians on electrical assembly and checkout processes.

Skills

Electrical wiring

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

AC/DC power systems

Electrical test equipment

Industrial control panels

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Digital multimeters

Bench power supplies

Continuity testers

Soldering

Job description

Impulse Space is seeking an Electrical Build Technician in Redondo Beach to fabricate, assemble, wire, troubleshoot, and maintain electrical systems for spacecraft testing and ground-support equipment. You will collaborate with engineers, designers, and technicians to build reliable test assets and improve assembly processes.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on experience with electrical systems, schematics, and testing equipment.