Lead Avionics Engineer

About the role

As a Lead Avionics Engineer , you will be responsible for developing the Avionic systems for Impulse’s next generation of space vehicles. You will manage a team of talented electrical engineers who design and test custom circuit boards, working to rapidly develop high reliability electronics. You will work directly with mission managers, software engineers, propulsion engineers, integration, and customers. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from architecting new systems to building and operating them.

Drive program execution and schedule
Own system trades and analysis, requirement tracking, and risk mitigation
Support hardware from concept through design, production, integration, and flight
Lead a team of electrical engineers and mechanical engineers responsible for board design, manufacturing, and test
Establish and maintain high technical standards and mentor junior engineers
Develop qualification and test campaigns to verify designs meet mission requirements
Partner with mission managers, firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing and test teams
Drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
5+ years professional experience designing electronics for rockets, spacecraft, or other vehicles•
Experience with electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout
Knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, power management, microcontrollers, digital and high-speed interfaces (SPI, ethernet, RS-422, etc.)
Hands on experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level
1+ years of experience leading a team or technical project