Impulse Space

RF Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

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Redondo Beach, CA, USA

In-Office

32-32 Hourly

Internship

Aerospace • Software

The Role

Design, manufacture, and test custom RF systems for spacecraft. Responsibilities include selecting RF components, running simulations and link budgets, creating validation plans, developing RF schematics and layouts, supporting manufacturing, and conducting bench testing and system bring-up. The intern will collaborate with RF, avionics, software, and mechanical engineers and use CST, HFSS, and ADS for RF front-end design.

Summary Generated by Built In

As an RF Engineering Intern, your core responsibility will be to design,

manufacture and test custom RF systems. You will work with RF engineers,

avionics engineers, software engineers, and mechanical engineers. You will have

the opportunity to contribute to various aspects of spacecraft RF system

development, including component selection, bench testing, system bringup, and

manufacturing.
*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June through August/September 2027

Responsibilities

Evaluate and select RF components from various vendors for system integration
Run simulations and generate link budgets for early-stage wireless designs
Design and execute validation plans for RF system designs
Work on RF schematics, layout, and manufacturing for test and/or flight products
Utilize simulation software including CST, HFSS, and ADS to design RF front end components

Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master's program for Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related area.
Experience troubleshooting PCBs at the board or system level
Understanding of RF and microwave concepts such as transmission lines, S-parameters, amplifiers, splitters, etc.
Familiarity working hands-on in a lab with test equipment

Preferred Skills and Experience

Python scripting experience
Previous usage of simulation tools such as ADS, CST, HFSS, etc.
Experience working with test setups for PAs, LNAs, or filters
Experience working on a team with a mix of hardware and software
engineers
Experience with Altium Designer

Additional Requirements:

Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA for the duration of the internship
This role may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.

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, 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.

Skills Required

Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Experience troubleshooting PCBs at the board or system level.
Understanding of RF and microwave concepts, including transmission lines, S-parameters, amplifiers, and splitters.
Hands-on laboratory experience with test equipment.
Python scripting experience.
Previous experience using ADS, CST, HFSS, or similar simulation tools.
Experience with test setups for power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, or filters.
Experience collaborating with hardware and software engineers.
Experience with Altium Designer.
Willingness and ability to work on-site in Redondo Beach, California, for the internship duration.
Must meet applicable ITAR work authorization requirements.