Avionics Test Engineer
$105,000–$150,000 year
On-siteRedondo Beach, California, United States
Job Summary
Develop end-to-end test systems validating flight electrical hardware, including circuit boards, optical devices, and electromechanical assemblies. Own the setup, operation, and troubleshooting of electrical test equipment and ground support hardware. Build and maintain test systems, racks, and setups for component level and integrated testbeds. Develop automated testing solutions to collect, analyze, and document test data. Collaborate with avionics, propulsion, GNC, software, and integration engineers to verify complete test coverage of existing and new test systems. Provide feedback to design engineers to improve Impulse's overall avionics ecosystem. Support launch site activities by traveling with the spacecraft and conducting pre-launch tests.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in any relevant engineering field
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience testing electrical systems
- Proficiency in circuit board design using Altium Designer
- Experience designing and owning test systems from concept to implementation
- Experience executing tests to support product development and prototyping
- Comfortable working with design engineers to anticipate and derive test requirements for under-defined systems
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to lead meetings, plan projects, and communicate decisions / rationale
Desired Qualifications
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience working on a vehicle project of any kind (spacecraft, rocket, car, boat, plane, drone, etc.)
- Experience designing test stands and/or hardware racks
- Experience designing tests for a production environment
- Experience working with NI hardware (cRIO, cDAQ etc.)
- Experience safely operating hazardous systems (high voltage, high pressure, etc.)
- Experience with vibe tables, thermal chambers, or other aerospace test equipment
- Familiarity with spacecraft systems and test campaigns
- Demonstrated success in root cause and/or failure analysis
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