Avionics Electrical Engineer (Electric Propulsion)

Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA

13d•$105,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Avionics Electrical Engineer, you will design and test custom circuit boards and other avionics devices that power Electra, our electric propulsion system. You will work directly with software engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC engineers, and others. You will contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from designing new circuit boards to testing, debugging, integrating onto space vehicles, and operating in space.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Proficiency with electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
Knowledge of analog and power circuit design including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, op-amps, filtering, power and signal integrity, etc.
Hands on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience developing spaceflight avionics
Demonstrated experience with Altium Designer
Demonstrated experience doing new development and hands-on work for any of the following: power converters, load switches, engine controllers, processors, or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets
Experience in a startup or agile development environment

Responsibilities

Develop circuit boards for spacecraft electric propulsion systems, with an emphasis on actuator drivers and/or power converters
Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems
Act as the Responsible Engineering authority for your hardware, owning your design from board bring-up and debugging in the lab through qualification and flight operations
Define hardware interfaces and verify requirements
Partner with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, propulsion, and test teams