Impulse Space
Senior Engineer - Propulsion Systems
$140K–$190K
Redondo Beach, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years for Senior; Staff-level candidates will typically have broader technical leadership experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, 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.
About the job
Leads end-to-end development and operation of spacecraft propulsion systems, from requirements and design through testing and on-orbit support.
What you'll do
- Own propulsion system development, integration, verification, and flight operations.
- Lead system-level trades, test campaigns, and investigation of test or flight anomalies.
- Define requirements, interfaces, risks, and technical direction; collaborate across teams and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience in aerospace propulsion or a closely related field for the Senior level.
- Demonstrated experience developing bipropellant rocket propulsion systems.
- Strong foundation in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials.
Nice to have
- Experience as responsible engineer or technical lead for a flight propulsion system.
- Experience with spacecraft propulsion architecture, propulsion testing, or launch/on-orbit operations.
Pay
$140,000 - $190,000 USD base salary
Tools
bipropellant thrusters, pressure vessels, fluid systems, mechanical hardware, electrical interfaces, flight or ground software
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