Staff Electrical Engineer (Avionics)
Impulse Space•Redondo Beach, CA
•$150,000 - $190,000•Onsite
About The Position
As a Staff Avionics Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the Avionic systems for Impulse’s next generation of space vehicles. You will be part of a team of talented electrical engineers who design and test custom circuit boards, working to rapidly develop high reliability electronics. You will work directly with mission managers, software engineers, propulsion engineers, integration, and customers. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from designing new systems to building and operating them.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 7+ years professional experience designing electronics for rockets, spacecraft, or other vehicles
- Experience with electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
- Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power management, microcontrollers, digital and high-speed interfaces (SPI, ethernet, RS-422, etc.)
- Hands on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
- Experience with PCBA design in Altium
- Experience developing new avionics hardware relevant to spacecraft or rockets and owning project schedules
- Experience with reliability, radiation, EMC and other relevant concepts when designing avionics for spacecraft
- Experience in a startup or fast paced agile development environment
Responsibilities
- Drive program execution and schedule
- Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation
- Develop circuit boards for spacecraft, supporting board bring-up and debugging of hardware in the lab through qualification and flight operations
- Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced engineers
- Partner with mission managers, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams
- Drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable
Benefits
- Stock options
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
