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Software Quality Engineer II
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 145000 - 170000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
22 August 2026 (14 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
As a Software Quality Engineer at Impulse you will ensure that our software maintains the highest standards of quality across complex mission-critical flight and ground software this role you will help to define and document software development and test processes define tests for our automated testing pipelines and prepare software releases for space missions anywhere from low Earth orbit to Mars.
Responsibilities
- Write software development plans software configuration management plans and software test plans to communicate our software development process to our customers and other stakeholders
- Define comprehensive test plans including functional integration system and user acceptance tests
- Support development of software documentation and coordinate releases and deliveries with our customers
- Work with the development team during code reviews and through an integrated CI/CD pipeline to ensure continuous improvement and immediate feedback.
- Define quality metrics and dashboards for continuous monitoring
- Verify release candidates pass testing
- Evaluate compliance with our software development process
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering or other technical discipline
- 3 years of demonstrated experience in software quality assurance or test automation
- Demonstrated proficiency in C C and/or python languages
- Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Demonstrated experience tailoring software development processes
- Demonstrated experience writing or editing software user documentation
- Demonstrated experience with git repositories and artifacts
- Proven track record producing or testing high quality software in a CI/CD pipeline
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-498 or SMC-S-012
- 5 years of demonstrated experience with the AS9100 processes
- 3 years of Software Quality Engineering experience supporting satellite spacecraft constellation or launch vehicle testing
- Demonstrated experience with static analysis tools
- Demonstrated experience with the risk management framework
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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