Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer
Impulse Space
Quality Assurance
USD 150k-200k / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 7, 2025
As a Senior Spacecraft Software Test Engineer you will design, write, and debug tests to insure that our flight software works as intended in orbit, working closely with a fast paced, agile software and GNC team. Your tests will include ‘test like you fly’ and ‘day in the life’ tests to execute the software like it will be operated in orbit in both the simulation and in a hardware in the loop closed loop setup, probing for off nominal situations and testing all of the commands through the integrated software.
- Department
- Autonomous Systems
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Redondo Beach
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $150,000 - $200,000 / year
Responsibilities
- Develop test plans for the flight and ground software
- Implement flight software integration/regression tests in python
- Support debug of flight software testing in C/C++
- Support bring up of docker containers and software simulations
- Support bring up of hardware in the loop test environments
- Support the automatic running of the integration tests as part of CI/CD
- Work with GNC and ops to create ‘day in the life' tests
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related field
- 3+ years developing test plans and test scripts for embedded applications
- 5+ years of experience with Python and C++
- Experience working executing simulations and tests in CI
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with spacecraft command and data handling software
- Experience with spacecraft operations
- Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in growing teams
- Experience using spacecraft ground software applications
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.
Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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.
Our Hiring Process
Stage 1:
Application Received
Stage 2:
Resume Review
Stage 3:
Intro Phone Interview
Stage 4:
Technical Phone Interview(s)
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