Avionics Test Engineer

Salary: $152,000 - 192,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant engineering field
• At least 2 years of experience testing electrical systems
• Proficiency in circuit board design using Altium Designer
• Experience designing and owning test systems from concept through implementation
• Experience conducting tests for product development and prototyping
• Ability to work with design engineers to anticipate and define test requirements for under-defined systems
• Strong organizational, meeting leadership, project planning, and decision-making communication skills
• Preferred: At least 5 years of experience on a vehicle project, such as a spacecraft, rocket, car, boat, plane, or drone
• Preferred: Experience designing test stands or hardware racks
• Preferred: Experience designing tests for production environments
• Preferred: Experience with NI hardware, such as cRIO or cDAQ
• Preferred: Experience safely operating hazardous systems, including high-voltage or high-pressure systems
• Preferred: Experience with vibration tables, thermal chambers, or other aerospace test equipment
• Preferred: Familiarity with spacecraft systems and test campaigns
• Preferred: Demonstrated success in root-cause or failure analysis
• For work involving U.S. Government space technology subject to ITAR, applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, protected individual, or authorization eligibility criteria.

• Develop end-to-end test systems to validate flight electrical hardware, including circuit boards, optical devices, and electromechanical assemblies
• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot electrical test equipment and ground support hardware
• Develop automated testing solutions to collect, analyze, and document test data
• Build and maintain test systems, racks, and setups for component-level and integrated testbeds
• Provide design feedback to improve our avionics ecosystem
• Collaborate with avionics, propulsion, GNC, software, and integration engineers to verify complete test coverage for existing and new systems
• Travel with spacecraft to launch sites and conduct pre-launch testing

• Altium Designer
• Hardware
• Support

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We are Impulse Space, where our Avionics Test Engineers develop and run tests for flight electrical devices ranging from circuit boards to complete vehicles. The role supports hardware from development through production and offers collaboration with avionics, propulsion, GNC, production, and other engineering teams. You can contribute across spacecraft development, from early concepts to on-orbit operations. Level and compensation are based on experience, role, location, market data, and job-related qualifications. Full-time hires may be eligible for stock options, medical, vision and dental coverage, and access to a 401(k) plan. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and make employment decisions based on merit, competence, and qualifications.

last updated 42 week of 2026