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Spacecraft Development Engineer

Impulse· Programs
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Redondo Beach, CA$100k - $160kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Spacecraft Development Engineer at Impulse Space working on diverse projects from development through production ramp-up, collaborating with subsystems engineers, test personnel, and program management to deliver space vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate across disciplines to creatively shape requirements and verification approaches
  • Support customer deliverables and generate program documentation
  • Perform various system level analyses in support of mission design, system optimization, and proposal efforts
  • Develop systems engineering processes that improve reliability, efficiency, and performance
  • Formulate risk mitigation strategies and drive their implementation
  • Scale up engineering processes to support a high spacecraft production rate
  • Support system-level test preparation, planning, and execution
  • Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
  • Hands-on experience working with mechanical, fluids, or electrical systems
  • Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
  • Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability of taking project ownership and working well in a small team

Skills

Required:Requirements analysis and flow-downSystem-level analysisRisk mitigationLeadership and teamwork

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives in the form of stock options
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Impulse

Accelerating our future beyond Earth

Accelerating our future beyond Earth

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