Impulse Space
Senior Avionics Ground Systems Engineer (Electrical)
$160K–$185K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years preferred. Also requires 1+ years of hands-on hardware experience; 1+ years with CAD tools is preferred.
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license from applicable U.S. government agencies under ITAR/EAR requirements.
About the job
Develops and integrates electrical ground systems that connect with flight avionics, vehicle networks, and command-and-control systems, supporting testing and launch operations.
What you'll do
- Own ground-system hardware from architecture and schematic design through fabrication, integration, validation, and deployment.
- Design and integrate ground-support equipment, instrumentation, communications, data acquisition, and vehicle interfaces.
- Test and troubleshoot systems, support vehicle tests and launch campaigns, and maintain electrical and interface documentation.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years designing, building, and deploying electrical ground support equipment, avionics integration hardware, or other high-reliability electrical systems.
- Strong understanding of signal integrity, grounding, shielding, EMI/EMC, and power distribution.
- 1+ years of hands-on experience specifying, procuring, integrating, and testing electrical, instrumentation, networking, and computing hardware.
Nice to have
- 7+ years in the specified ground-support, avionics integration, or high-reliability electrical systems work.
- Experience supporting launch campaigns, propulsion testing, or integrated vehicle operations.
Pay
$160,000 - $185,000 USD / year (base salary)
Tools
Ethernet, RS-422, CAN, TCP/IP, CAT5, NX, Python, MATLAB
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