Jobs at Impulse Space

Assess and interpret customer contracts for appropriate US GAAP accounting (ASC 606), support revenue recognition and milestone billing alignment, maintain technical accounting memoranda, assist month-end close and GL maintenance, reconcile contract-related balances, support audits, and partner cross-functionally to improve processes and ERP/financial system implementations.

Lead technical accounting for revenue recognition (ASC 606) by reviewing customer contracts, assessing billing milestones and accounts receivable timing, preparing technical memos, supporting monthly close and reconciliations, aiding audits, and partnering with Contracts, Program Management, and Billing to improve processes and ERP/financial systems.

Develop, operate, and maintain automation, data acquisition, and control software for propulsion test stands and component benches. Implement automation frameworks, support test lifecycle from integration to execution, diagnose hardware-software issues, and collaborate with test operations and propulsion engineers. Provide onsite support for test asset bring-up and debugging.

Lead physics-based feasibility and mission architecture definition for orbital transfer vehicles. Rapidly iterate CONOPS, trajectories, and system-level trade studies; partner with BD and engineering; engage customers; identify and bound technical risks to ensure executable mission requirements.

Design, build, test, and integrate primary and secondary spacecraft structures and mechanisms from concept through launch. Own hardware development roadmap, perform calculations and FEA, produce drawings, generate test plans, work with manufacturing and cross-functional teams, and manage hardware maturity and documentation.

Own end-to-end development of flight camera systems and optical payloads—defining requirements, driving architecture trades, coordinating cross-functional integration, leading subsystem test and calibration, and maturing hardware for flight under aggressive schedules.

Lead liquid rocket propulsion test operations, design and operate test stands, develop test procedures and DAQ/control systems, troubleshoot hardware, build fluid/mechanical/electrical systems, improve processes, and mentor junior engineers.

Design and implement scalable manufacturing data infrastructure by collecting ERP and shop-floor data, building automated Power BI dashboards, standardizing KPIs, validating data, mapping processes, producing regular reports, and recommending automation opportunities to support continuous improvement.

Develop and maintain high-fidelity physics-based simulations of space vehicle dynamics, sensors, actuators, and propulsion. Integrate simulations with HIL testbeds, validate models against test data, support system-level analysis, verification, and mission planning, and contribute simulation tools.

Lead propulsion component manufacturing from concept through prototype, qualification, and production. Develop assembly/test instructions, design fixtures and tooling, collaborate with design and shop teams, troubleshoot manufacturing/test issues, and expand in-house production and test capabilities to enable scalable, reliable propulsion hardware.

Design and implement end-to-end satellite communication modems from DSP blocks to network protocols, analyze timing and resource needs for RF products, build FPGA-SoC libraries, create test harnesses integrated into CI/CD, and collaborate with RF software engineers to deliver high-throughput FPGA blocks for space and ground systems.

Design, implement, integrate, and verify real-time flight software for guidance, navigation, control, telemetry, mission sequencing, autonomy, and fault management. Develop deterministic, safety-critical embedded code, support testing, integration, launches, and on-orbit operations.

Lead and mentor a team of PCBA manufacturing engineers, own PCBA manufacturing across products, set up and run SMT lines, develop work instructions and ATP testing, collaborate with design for manufacturability, and optimize production rate, yield, cost, and timely delivery while ensuring high reliability for space applications.

As an Optical Test Specialist you will fabricate, assemble, test, and verify high-reliability opto-mechanical and electromechanical hardware, maintain and calibrate automated test equipment, improve and automate test processes, troubleshoot vacuum/thermal/electrical/fluid systems, create production drawings from 3D models, and provide training and guidance to technicians.

Lead spacecraft mechanisms design, analysis, testing, operation, sustainment, and improvement. Manage and grow a team of responsible engineers, set product roadmap, implement engineering processes, execute test campaigns, and collaborate with manufacturing and operations to deliver reliable flight components.

Design, build, commission, and maintain propulsion test stands and ground support equipment for cryogenic propulsion systems. Plan preventative maintenance, troubleshoot mechanical/fluid/electrical/instrumentation issues, support root-cause investigations and safety/hazard analyses, maintain P&IDs and facility documentation, and promote operational excellence during test operations.

Operate and support propulsion test campaigns at Mojave, serving as console operator; plan and execute development and qualification tests; develop procedures and automation; configure and verify propulsion hardware, instrumentation, and DAQ; analyze performance data; conduct readiness, hazard, and post-test reviews; collaborate with design engineers to improve engines, stands, and GSE while maintaining operational discipline and safety.

Lead technical execution and integration for large, multi-mission space programs from kickoff through delivery. Manage customer interfaces, negotiate with launch providers, translate requirements into SOWs, drive mission assurance and readiness reviews, resolve technical anomalies, and build scalable processes and documentation. Occasionally travel (<20%).

Lead build reliability for machined spacecraft hardware by preventing and diagnosing defects, developing inspection criteria, guiding design-for-reliability, performing development testing, optimizing ERP/MRP traceability, training technicians, and driving corrective actions to ensure hardware and mission reliability.

Develop and sustain manufacturing processes, work instructions, MBOMs and tooling for spacecraft mechanical subassemblies. Support assembly, test, root-cause analysis, ECOs, production readiness, design reviews, and cross-functional coordination to meet flight-quality standards and schedules.