Senior Electrical Engineer (Electric Propulsion)
Impulse Space
Other Engineering
USD 130k-175k / year + Equity
Posted on Apr 25, 2025
As a Senior Electrical Engineer at Impulse, you will design, build, and fly the power processing unit (PPU) for Impulse's first ever electric propulsion (EP) system. You will work closely with propulsion, software, GNC, and vehicle engineers to drive solutions that meet spacecraft and subsystem needs. You will be responsible for defining and executing the electrical architecture of EP flight systems at Impulse.
- Department
- Propulsion Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Redondo Beach
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $130,000 - $175,000 / year
- Reporting To
Responsibilities
- Develop requirements and trades for avionics subsystems
- Contribute to spacecraft-level architecture trades
- Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices
- Perform development testing of hardware in the lab, from a single circuit board to an entire system including non-avionics elements
- Own hardware from inception through flight operations
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with electronics design
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with EP hardware development
- Proficiency with electronics component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
- Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Designed and owned EP electronics that have operated in space
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience with electric propulsion flight operations
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
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 equity. In 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.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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.
About Impulse Space
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
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