Spacecraft Test Engineer — Automate and Validate Hardware

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; 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 Test Engineer to perform vehicle-level testing and develop state-of-the-art test equipment. You will collaborate with engineering to improve test processes and verify flight hardware across programs.

The role requires hands-on hardware testing experience, a mechanical/aerospace background, and strong data analysis skills using Python or MATLAB. This is a full-time, on-site position with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 1+ years' professional experience testing aerospace or spaceflight hardware (propulsion systems, structures, mechanisms, avionics)
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or related engineering discipline
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical, propulsion, fluid, or structural systems
• Strong data analysis skills using tools such as Python, MATLAB, or similar
• Hands-on experience with hardware in a laboratory or test-stand environment
• Ability to manage multiple test campaigns in a fast-paced environment
• Problems with fluid, vacuum, and electrical systems and implement scrappy solutions

Responsibilities

• Design and build fluid, mechanical, vacuum, environmental, and electrical systems in support of spacecraft systems testing
• Fully own key test assets and major test programs while collaborating with wide ranging teams across the company
• Perform verifications of flight hardware and document results in a clear, precise, and complete manner
• Fully own key test assets and major test programs while collaborating with wide ranging teams across the company
• Conduct test operations geared toward rapidly developing hardware for spaceflight
• Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
• Improve processes to enable automated acceptance testing of spacecraft

Skills

Data analysis

Python

MATLAB

Laboratory testing

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Aerospace/Electrical

Tools

LabVIEW

DAQ systems

Instrumentation

NI hardware

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Spacecraft Test Engineer to perform vehicle-level testing and develop state-of-the-art test equipment. You will collaborate with engineering to improve test processes and verify flight hardware across programs.

The role requires hands-on hardware testing experience, a mechanical/aerospace background, and strong data analysis skills using Python or MATLAB. This is a full-time, on-site position with competitive compensation.