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Avionics Electrical Engineer (All Levels)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 110000 - 150000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
7 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
4 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
As an Avionics Electrical Engineer you will design and test custom circuit boards and other avionics devices that enable our space vehicles to meet mission requirements. You will work directly with software engineers propulsion engineers GNC engineers and others.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development from designing new circuit boards to testing debugging and integrating them onto space vehicles.
(Leveling will be commensurate with experience).
You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development from designing new circuit boards to testing debugging and integrating them onto space vehicles.
(Leveling will be commensurate with experience).
Responsibilities
- Develop circuit boards for spacecraft with an emphasis on analog digital or control electronics
- Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems
- Act as the Responsible Engineering authority for your hardware owning your design from board bring-up and debugging in the lab through qualification and flight operations
- Define hardware interfaces and verify requirements
- Establish and maintain high technical standards
- Partner with firmware software mechanical manufacturing and test teams
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Proficiency with electronic component selection analysis simulation schematics and layout
- Knowledge of mixed-signal and analog circuit design including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters opamps filtering signal integrity etc.
- Hands on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level
- Ability to communicate technical challenges explain rationale and/or
resolve concerns
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Experience with Altium Designer
- Experience doing new development work for any of the following: power converters load switches engine controllers processors or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets
- 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 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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