Impulse Space
Lead Avionics Engineer
$145K–$175K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years professional electronics-design experience; 1+ years leading a team or technical project.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under U.S. export regulations, including ITAR and EAR.
About the job
Leads development of avionics systems for next-generation spacecraft, managing engineers and supporting electronics from architecture through flight.
What you'll do
- Drive program execution, schedules, system trades, requirements tracking, and risk mitigation.
- Lead engineers designing, manufacturing, and testing circuit boards; establish technical standards and mentor junior engineers.
- Support hardware through design, production, integration, and flight, including developing qualification and test campaigns.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a 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, and digital and high-speed interfaces.
- Hands-on board-level electronics troubleshooting experience and 1+ years leading a team or technical project.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
- Experience developing spacecraft or rocket avionics, reliability and radiation considerations, EMC, project schedules, or startup/agile environments.
Pay
$145,000 - $175,000 / year (base salary)
Tools
SPI, ethernet, RS-422
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