Lead Avionics Engineer

Department: Avionics • Location: Redondo Beach

About the role

As a Lead Avionics Engineer, you will be responsible for developing the Avionic systems for Impulse’s 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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s 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

This position requires applicants to be U.S. Persons (U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) or persons eligible to obtain an export license under ITAR/EAR regulations.

Qualifications

• Master’s 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

Benefits

• Long-term incentives in the form of stock options
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan

Pay

Base salary range: $145,000 – $175,000 per year. Individual level and base pay are determined case by case based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities, and internal equity.