Spacecraft Development Engineer at Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA

As a Spacecraft Development Engineer at Impulse, you will work on diverse projects to support our programs from development phase through production ramp-up. You will work closely with subsystems engineers, integration and test personnel, and program management to deliver on customer commitments and produce world class space vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to creatively shape requirements and verification approaches
• Support customer deliverables and generate program documentation
• Perform various system level analyses in support of mission design, system optimization, and proposal efforts
• Develop systems engineering processes that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance
• Formulate risk mitigation strategies and drive their implementation
• Scale up engineering processes to support a high spacecraft production rate
• Support system-level test preparation, planning, and execution
• Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
• Hands-on experience working with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems
• Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in a small team

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline
• Direct experience with spacecraft programs and missions, with exposure to a full life cycle from concept to in-orbit operations
• Prior experience in development and/or testing
• Familiarity with analysis programming such as MATLAB, Excel, etc.
• Experience with CAD to design hardware
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment

Additional Requirements:

• Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.