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Electrical Engineering Manager, Avionics

Impulse Space

Impulse Space

Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Posted on Jan 24, 2025
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As the Avionics Electrical Engineering Manager, you will hire, manage, and mentor electrical engineers to develop custom circuit boards and other avionics devices. You will guide the technical direction of the avionics team, set high standards, and be a pillar of excellence in PCBA design. You will develop and improve the processes that Impulse uses to produce flight electronics. You will work directly with leaders and individual contributors in software, GNC, propulsion, structures, and other disciplines. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development.
Department
Avionics
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Redondo Beach
Workplace type
Onsite
Compensation
$160,000 - $190,000 / year
Reporting To
Carl Haken, VP of Avionics

Responsibilities

  • Hire and mentor electrical engineers
  • Architect spacecraft electrical systems
  • Lead the development of custom circuit boards
  • Implement and improve effective processes for the team to ensure excellent outcomes
  • Perform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems
  • Establish and maintain high technical standards

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years professional experience designing custom circuit boards for spacecraft or other vehicles
  • Professional experience managing and growing a team
  • Proficiency with electronics component selection, circuit analysis, circuit simulation, schematics, layout, and bring-up testing for new products
  • Experience getting circuit boards manufactured
  • Experience with EEE piece parts concerns (sourcing, screening, etc)
  • Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level
  • Desire to improve team processes and train other team members
  • Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Experience with Altium Designer
  • Experience designing for space environments beyond LEO
  • Experience with new development work for any of the following: optics, star trackers, cameras, motors, reaction wheels, batteries, harnessing, ethernet switches, FPGAs, antennas, or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets
  • Experience in a startup or agile development environment
Additional Requirements:
  • Flexible schedule and willing to travel as needed
Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. 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 access to a 401(k) retirement plan.


To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

About Impulse Space

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

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