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Senior Avionics Ground Systems Engineer (Electrical)

Impulse· Assembly, Integration & Test
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Redondo Beach$160k - $185kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior level electrical ground systems engineer responsible for developing and integrating ground systems that interface with flight avionics and vehicle networks, supporting rapid testing, vehicle integration, and launch operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own hardware through the full lifecycle, including architecture, schematic development, fabrication, integration, validation, and deployment
  • Develop electrical architectures and interface definitions for ground support equipment, including power, instrumentation, communications, and data acquisition
  • Design and integrate rack-level equipment, harnesses, enclosures, and vehicle interface hardware
  • Develop and troubleshoot command, telemetry, data acquisition, and control interfaces between ground systems and flight hardware
  • Perform system-level electrical testing, integration, and fault isolation
  • Support vehicle test operations and launch campaigns, including real-time troubleshooting of ground systems
  • Define and procure COTS instrumentation, networking, computing, and interface hardware
  • Create and maintain schematics, wiring documentation, interface drawings, and system-level documentation
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with avionics, propulsion, software, test, and operations teams to deliver reliable systems on aggressive schedules

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • 5+ years in designing, building, and deploying electrical ground support equipment, avionics integration hardware, or other high-reliability electrical systems
  • Strong understanding of electrical system design fundamentals, including signal integrity, grounding, shielding, EMI/EMC, and power distribution
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience specifying, procuring, integrating, and testing electrical, instrumentation, networking, and computing hardware
  • Familiarity with common aerospace and industrial communication protocols (Ethernet, RS-422, CAN etc.) and networking (TCP/IP, CAT5, serial protocols)
  • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced development and test environments

Skills

Required:Electrical system design fundamentalsSchematic development and PCB/assembly documentationGround support equipment (GSE) designInterfaces with flight hardware (command, telemetry, data acquisition, control)Common aerospace networking protocolsTest and integration

Benefits

  • Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data
  • Stock options
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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