Jobs at Impulse Space

Own mechanical systems engineering for multiple spacecraft missions from proposal through flight. Responsibilities include mission configuration, payload accommodation design and analysis, build and test, design reviews, requirements verification, workflow optimization, and cross-functional collaboration with avionics, propulsion, GNC, software, test, mission operations, customers, and partners.

Develops, matures, and sustains manufacturing processes for spacecraft mechanical subassemblies from prototype through flight production. Responsibilities include creating work instructions, manufacturing plans, tooling, and MBOMs; supporting assembly, integration, testing, and nonconformance investigations; conducting root-cause analysis; reviewing drawings and tolerances; coordinating cross-functional production activities; and driving improvements in safety, quality, cost, throughput, and schedule while maintaining configuration control and hardware traceability.

Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, payables, receivables, and financial close activities. Prepare financial statement schedules, reporting packages, and analyses under US GAAP. Support audits, tax reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, accounting-system improvements, and automation. Collaborate cross-functionally, resolve accounting issues, document processes, and guide junior accounting staff.

Manage day-to-day accounting activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, and AP/AR support. Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, financial reporting, audits, tax activities, budgeting, and forecasting. Improve accounting policies, controls, systems, and automation while partnering cross-functionally and guiding junior accounting staff.

Leads cross-functional development, integration, testing, and delivery of spacecraft. Responsibilities include managing schedules, requirements, budgets, risks, supplier relationships, design reviews, qualification campaigns, and technical issue resolution across mechanical, electrical, propulsion, software, manufacturing, and mission teams. The role supports the full hardware lifecycle from architecture and concept through production, flight integration, and operations while improving vehicle manufacturability, reliability, and integration efficiency.

Designs, builds, operates, and maintains thermal vacuum test systems for spacecraft components and integrated systems. Responsibilities include developing test procedures, executing thermal cycling and vacuum tests, analyzing test data, maintaining calibration, troubleshooting vacuum and thermal-control equipment, coordinating test requirements, and producing qualification reports. The role also supports continuous improvement of environmental test methods and infrastructure.

Design, implement, and maintain test and automation software for data acquisition, hardware control, and user-facing GUIs. Collaborate with test operations through the full test lifecycle: design, integration, deployment, debugging, and support. Review and write code, work onsite, and deliver innovative solutions for testing operations.

Own spacecraft vehicle build and system integration from assembly through launch-vehicle installation. Coordinate propulsion, avionics, structures, software, firmware, manufacturing, test, and technician teams. Develop and document system-level tests, support readiness reviews, resolve anomalies, manage configuration control, track build issues, and drive schedule delivery. The role also requires hands-on troubleshooting, integration of mechanical and propulsion systems, functional test stands, and feedback to design teams throughout the spacecraft lifecycle.

Design, test, and deliver flight RF embedded software for space missions. Implement RF communications requirements, DSP and calibration algorithms, RF control algorithms, FPGA/baseband bring-up, and collaborate with ground teams to develop and test satellite-to-ground data pipelines and RF system integration.

Designs, implements, operates, and troubleshoots enterprise, multi-site, manufacturing, laboratory, data center, and cloud-adjacent networks. Responsibilities include routing, switching, wireless, WAN, VPN, SD-WAN, segmentation, high availability, monitoring, incident response, security controls, automation, upgrades, capacity planning, and documentation. The role supports mission-critical activities and partners with Security, Infrastructure, Facilities, and IT Operations teams in regulated environments.

Implement, operate, troubleshoot, and improve enterprise, manufacturing, laboratory, mission-critical, data center, and cloud-adjacent network infrastructure. Configure routing, switching, wireless, WAN, VPN, SD-WAN, segmentation, high availability, security controls, automation, monitoring, and QoS. Support test campaigns and time-sensitive operations, perform incident response and root-cause analysis, execute upgrades and site deployments, and maintain network documentation. Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, Facilities, IT Operations, and senior engineering teams.

Build and improve developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, release systems, containerized development and test environments, and infrastructure automation. Partner with software and GNC teams to support reliable builds, testing, deployments, versioning, configuration control, and developer workflows. Diagnose issues across software, infrastructure, build systems, and networks while improving engineering productivity and self-service capabilities.

Own spacecraft and kick-stage launch processing across multiple launch sites and providers. Responsibilities include managing payload integration schedules and requirements, planning launch campaigns, executing system-level testing, coordinating with propulsion, avionics, structures, software, test, and manufacturing teams, and solving technical problems autonomously. The role supports multiple launches annually and requires flexible hours, including nights and weekends.

Plans and coordinates software development across multiple spacecraft programs. Manages schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, integration and verification activities, and software readiness. Facilitates Agile planning and cross-functional meetings while reporting progress to engineering leadership and program stakeholders. Improves project management processes, tools, and reporting to increase execution visibility and efficiency.

Own the corporate financial model, rolling forecast, annual operating plan, and long-range plan. Develop scenario analyses, cash and liquidity views, budget-versus-actual reporting, program economics, and KPI frameworks. Prepare board, investor, audit committee, lender, and diligence materials while partnering with department leaders on headcount, spending, and resource planning. Support financing, capital allocation, and public-market readiness.

Design and build fluid, mechanical, and electrical test systems for liquid rocket propulsion and spacecraft testing. Conduct test operations, setup, inspections, checkouts, and troubleshooting for rapidly developed spaceflight hardware. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in Mojave and Redondo Beach. The internship requires hands-on experience with fluid or mechanical systems, on-site work in Mojave, and potential overtime.

Develops and manufactures composite flight hardware for spacecraft and launch vehicles. Responsibilities include composite process development, material coupon fabrication and testing, process specification drafting, tooling design, equipment procurement, vendor coordination, and integration of composite parts. The role works closely with machinists, technicians, and cross-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality hardware in both agile and controlled production environments.

Leads technical integration of customer payloads and mission requirements onto spacecraft. Owns interface documentation, compliance matrices, verification traceability, risk mitigation, and multidisciplinary coordination. Partners with engineering and mission teams to resolve integration issues, assess spacecraft capabilities, and support verification, environmental testing, launch-site integration, and mission readiness. Occasional travel supports hardware integration, test campaigns, and launch operations.

Owns top-level RF system architecture for radio communications, ranging, and positioning systems. Defines future RF program roadmaps, link budgets, interfaces, and mission-specific hardware documentation. Leads system-level trade studies and coordinates development across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, business development, and regulatory teams. Develops requirements and architectures for radios, GNSS receivers, antennas, and related systems, while supporting RF compliance, licensing, testing, and high-reliability aerospace applications.

Propulsion Engineering Intern will support spacecraft propulsion component and system development. Responsibilities include owning development tasks, collaborating with design, testing, and manufacturing teams, validating hardware performance, resolving technical issues, and producing hardware, analyses, and documentation. The 12-week, on-site internship requires hands-on experience with fluid or mechanical systems and foundational knowledge of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics, and materials. Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, or Excel is preferred.