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IT Systems Engineer II (Test)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 160000 - 185000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
14 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
11 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
The IT Systems Engineer II (Test) at Impulse designs deploys and owns infrastructure enabling hardware testing telemetry and engineering operations across test facilities. This role bridges enterprise IT standards with specialized test-environment requirements ensuring deterministic time-synchronized and highly reliable infrastructure supporting active test programs. Engineers at this level independently deliver infrastructure solutions lead test stand bring-ups and assume ownership of networking timing and systems platforms within integration and test environments.
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy infrastructure for test facilities including rack layouts MDF/IDF architecture and fiber distribution
- Lead infrastructure projects for test stand deployments relocations and facility expansions
- Plan and manage scalable redundant and high-capacity network architectures
- Design and operate deterministic test networks with IEEE-1588 PTP and NTP synchronization
- Troubleshoot latency packet loss and timing issues affecting telemetry and control systems
- Engineer and maintain servers virtualization platforms storage and hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructure
- Implement backup recovery and infrastructure lifecycle management strategies
- Develop automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions to improve provisioning and test readiness
- Support CI/CD integration and collaborate with Test and Automation Engineering teams during live operations
- Ensure infrastructure security segmentation compliance and alignment with zero-trust and enterprise IT standards
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong networking expertise including switching routing VLANs and troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience deploying and troubleshooting time-synchronized systems (PTP/NTP)
- Experience designing physical infrastructure and facility network deployments
- Administration experience with Linux and Windows systems
- Cisco or equivalent enterprise networking experience
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 7 years experience supporting infrastructure or test engineering environments
- Aerospace manufacturing or propulsion test environment experience
- Deterministic or time-sensitive networking experience
- Virtualization and hybrid cloud integration experience
- Infrastructure automation experience
- Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments
Operational Expectations
- Onsite role embedded within test facilities
- Leadership during infrastructure deployment and active testing operations
- Work performed in laboratory datacenter and industrial environments
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 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.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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.
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