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Lead Avionics Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 145000 - 175000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
13 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
20 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
As a Lead Avionics Engineer you will be responsible for developing the Avionic systems for Impulses next generation of space vehicles. You will manage 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 architecting new systems to building and operating them.
Responsibilities
- Drive program execution and schedule
- Own system trades and analysis requirement tracking and risk mitigation
- Support hardware from concept through design production integration and flight
- Lead a team of electrical engineers and mechanical engineers responsible for board design manufacturing and test
- Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor junior engineers
- Develop qualification and test campaigns to verify designs meet mission requirements
- Partner with mission managers firmware software mechanical manufacturing and test teams
- Drive changes that make the system more efficient manufacturable and reliable
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 5 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
- 1 years of experience leading a team or technical project
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Masters degree in electrical engineering or related field
- Self-motivated with proven ability to lead a technical team and resolve critical issues
- 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
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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