Impulse Space
Avionics Technician (Second shift)
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on PCBA assembly, soldering, and rework experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license from applicable U.S. government agencies.
About the job
Build, repair, inspect, and test spacecraft avionics PCBAs and electromechanical hardware.
What you'll do
- Perform soldering, SMT assembly and rework, and PCBA coating, staking, and underfill.
- Assemble, modify, and repair avionics hardware, including PCBAs, batteries, antennas, reaction wheels, and enclosures.
- Inspect workmanship, conduct basic electrical checks, and collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve issues.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in PCBA assembly, soldering, and rework.
- Proficiency soldering and reworking SMT and through-hole components, including fine-pitch packages.
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, assembly drawings, and PCB documentation; experience with component replacements, wire modifications, jumpers, and board-level repairs.
- Experience with underfill, conformal coating, staking, or potting materials, and electromechanical assembly.
Nice to have
- Experience with PCBA acceptance testing, including electrical and environmental testing.
- Aerospace, spaceflight, defense, or other high-reliability electronics experience; IPC-A-610 or IPC-7711/7721 certification or equivalent training.
Pay
$25.00 - $55.00 / hour (base salary)
Tools
PCBAs, SMT, through-hole components, electrical schematics, assembly drawings, microscopes, multimeters, oscilloscopes
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