Electrical Engineer (Avionics)

Department: Avionics

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $90,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

As an Avionics Electrical Engineer, you will design, simulate, manufacture, and test custom circuit boards and other avionics devices. You will work directly with software engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC engineers, and others. You will have the opportunity to contribute to many aspects of spacecraft electronics development, including initial concepts, schematic/layout, design reviews, bench testing, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Execute on schematics and layout for flight circuit boards


• Perform analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems


• Bring up new circuit boards in the lab, performing rigorous bench testing of many aspects of electronics


• Work with engineers from other departments to ensure devices work cross-functionally and are efficient at the system level


• Own hardware through qualification and flight operations

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field


• 2+ years experience designing electronics


• Demonstrated experience doing schematics/layout for circuit boards


• Proficiency with electronics component selection, basic circuit design, and basic circuit analysis


• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level


• Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field


• Experience designing products for a rocket, spacecraft, drone, car, boat, or other vehicle


• Experience with Altium Designer


• Experience doing new development work for any of the following: optics, star trackers, cameras, motors, reaction wheels, batteries, harnessing, ethernet switches, FPGAs, antennas, or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets


• Experience working with circuit board fabrication/assembly vendors


• Experience in a startup or 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 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.