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Senior Space Operations Engineer

Impulse· Programs
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Redondo Beach$140k - $180kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Space Operations Engineer at Impulse responsible for spacecraft operations, developing plans, procedures, and toolsets, and joining the control room team for missions ranging from near-earth deliveries to Mars landers.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement methods of operational automation, to reduce day-to-day operator responsibilities
  • Develop all aspects of the operational lifecycle, including proposal/mission modeling, spacecraft integration and system-level test, shipment, launch, and on-orbit operations
  • Define ground and mission operations requirements, and flow mission requirements back to the spacecraft design
  • Develop mission concept of operation and design reference missions
  • Develop and execute operational procedures and mission-level engineering work for spacecraft operation
  • Interact with subsystem teams including GNC, flight software, avionics, propulsion, and others to bring the team together around operational needs
  • Develop mission operations input to spacecraft fault and autonomy, including fault detection and response, autonomous spacecraft behavior, and on-board command and control
  • Support creation and execution of spacecraft simulator tests to validate mission/fault/autonomy design
  • Create and execute in-factory flight vehicle tests to validate mission design compatibility with flight hardware
  • Support design and operation of the ground segment, including command and control, mission planning, mission data processing, and the associated infrastructure to support all activities
  • Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
  • 5+ years' experience working in testing or operational environments
  • 5+ years' experience with basic software scripting
  • Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in small teams

Skills

Required:operational automationmission modelingground segment design
Nice to have:fault and autonomy design

Benefits

  • Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data.
  • 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 a 401(k) retirement plan.
Last updated Jul 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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