Spacecraft Testbed Engineer: Avionics & HITL Specialist

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Long-term incentives

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Spacecraft Testbed Engineer to build and operate testbeds that simulate real-world missions, enabling critical testing of avionics, propulsion, embedded software, and flight software. Your work will contribute to mission success for vehicles in demanding environments.

You will develop testbeds, lead integration of avionics and simulation hardware, and design interfaces to connect avionics with data acquisition and control hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years HITL, hardware-software integration, or embedded testing.
• Hands-on with electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, loads).
• Experience with Bash and Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and construct testbeds for vehicle mission simulations.
• Lead the integration of avionics electrical systems, simulation hardware and software, and supporting equipment.
• Install harnesses, interface devices, and adapters to connect vehicle avionics with data acquisition and control hardware.
• Design custom load boards and test interfaces for simulating avionics signals and loads.
• Support fabrication, assembly, and validation of load boards and other electrical test hardware.
• Contribute to the design and deployment of full-stack test programs to validate new software and hardware revisions.
• Work closely with the Software and GNC teams to develop and improve our test and deployment pipelines.

Skills

HITL (hardware-in-the-loop)

Hardware-software integration

Embedded systems testing

Bash

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

DMMs

Signal generators

Electronic loads

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Spacecraft Testbed Engineer to build and operate testbeds that simulate real-world missions, enabling critical testing of avionics, propulsion, embedded software, and flight software. Your work will contribute to mission success for vehicles in demanding environments.

You will develop testbeds, lead integration of avionics and simulation hardware, and design interfaces to connect avionics with data acquisition and control hardware.