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Advanced Mission Concepts Engineer (Staff)

Impulse· Mission Management
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Redondo Beach$175k - $205kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Bridge the gap between high-level customer ambitions and the hard-engineering reality of orbital transfer vehicles. Own the physics-based feasibility of future missions, define system-level requirements, and ensure solutions are physically executable. Direct customer engagement with occasional travel; sits within the Mission Management team.

Responsibilities

  • Apply first-principles engineering and first-order systems sizing to rapidly iterate on mission concepts and architecture feasibility
  • Define mission architectures, including CONOPS, trajectory requirements, and system-level trade studies
  • Partner with engineering leads to ensure designs are grounded in realistic hardware constraints
  • Act as the technical lead during capture phases, co-authoring concepts with Business Development
  • Conduct iterative feasibility assessments to identify and bound technical risks before mission commitment
  • Serve as the technical interface for customers to translate high-level ambitions into defined, executable mission requirements
  • Lead complex trade studies that balance competing requirements, collaborating with SMEs to validate performance and ensure technical rigor

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
  • 8+ years of aerospace engineering experience with a focus on systems engineering, mission analysis, or advanced concept design
  • Strong ability to translate complex physics and orbital constraints into clear, non-technical trade-offs for executive stakeholders
  • Deep proficiency with mission analysis tools (e.g., STK, GMAT, FreeFlyer) and scripting (Python, MATLAB)
  • Functional understanding of spacecraft systems and payload accommodations

Skills

Required:First-principles engineeringSystems architecture and CONOPSTrade studies and risk assessmentCustomer interface and communicationMission analysis tools

Benefits

  • long-term incentives in the form of stock options
  • medical, vision & dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Jul 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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