Spacecraft Systems Project Engineer

Impulse Space, Inc.; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space, Inc. in Redondo Beach is seeking an Avionics Project Engineer at all levels to drive development, integration, and delivery of next-gen spacecraft. You will manage cross-functional engineering efforts across mechanical, avionics, propulsion, and software teams to meet technical, schedule, and budget goals.

Leveling will be commensurate with experience. This role involves collaborating with mission managers, manufacturing teams, and customers to resolve technical roadblocks and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years professional experience in project engineering, systems engineering, or technical program management for rockets, spacecraft, or other complex vehicles.
• Experience with full-lifecycle hardware development, from initial concept generation to testing, integration, and flight.
• Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals across multiple disciplines (mechanical, electrical, fluid systems).
• Hands-on experience developing and managing complex project schedules and working with scheduling/tracking tools.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and resolve critical issues.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-functional program execution, building and tracking the integrated master schedule, milestones, and critical path activities
• Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation across engineering disciplines
• Support hardware development from concept through design, production, integration, and flight operations
• Lead recurring design reviews and syncs with mechanical, electrical, and propulsion teams to ensure alignment and rapidly resolve technical roadblocks
• Establish and manage project budgets, procurement timelines, and supplier relationships for key spacecraft components
• Develop and oversee qualification and test campaigns to verify systems meet mission requirements
• Partner with mission managers, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams
• Drive changes that make the vehicle design and integration processes more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable

Skills

Project engineering

Systems engineering

Technical program management

Scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Spacecraft development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in engineering (preferred)

Tools

Scheduling tools

Job description

Impulse Space, Inc. in Redondo Beach is seeking an Avionics Project Engineer at all levels to drive development, integration, and delivery of next-gen spacecraft. You will manage cross-functional engineering efforts across mechanical, avionics, propulsion, and software teams to meet technical, schedule, and budget goals.

Leveling will be commensurate with experience. This role involves collaborating with mission managers, manufacturing teams, and customers to resolve technical roadblocks and