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Spacecraft Testbed Engineer

Impulse· Assembly, Integration & Test
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Redondo Beach$120k - $160kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Spacecraft Testbed Engineer at Impulse Space designs and tests hardware and software testbeds to simulate real-world missions, enabling testing of avionics, propulsion, embedded software, and flight software to support mission success.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and construct testbeds for vehicle mission simulations
  • Lead the integration of avionics electrical systems, simulation hardware and software, and supporting equipment
  • Install harnesses, interface devices, and adapters to connect vehicle avionics with data acquisition and control hardware
  • Design custom load boards and test interfaces for simulating avionics signals and loads
  • Support fabrication, assembly, and validation of load boards and other electrical test hardware
  • Contribute to the design and deployment of full-stack test programs to validate new software and hardware revisions
  • Work closely with the Software and GNC teams to develop and improve our test and deployment pipelines

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 3+ years experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HITL), hardware-software integration, or embedded systems testing
  • Hands-on experience with electronics test equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMMs), signal generators, and electronic loads.
  • Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages

Skills

Required:Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL)Electronics test equipmentScripting

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
  • medical, vision & dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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