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Senior Avionics Test Engineer Department: Avionics Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Reporting To: Collin Gonzalez, Lead Test Automation Engineer Compensation: $120,000 - $185,000 / year Description As a Senior Avionics Test Engineer, you will develop and run tests for all kinds of flight electrical devices, from individual circuit boards to entire vehicles. You will develop, build, and maintain test systems to support hardware from development to production. You will work directly with avionics hardware engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC engineers, production engineers, production technicians, and others. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all the stages of spacecraft development, from initial concepts to on-orbit operations. Responsibilities Own test systems from start to finish. Determine the best way to meet requirements, specify and purchase hardware, automate your hardware, fix problems, and own the results. Test electrical devices to ensure they’re suitable for flight. Work with Responsible Engineers and designers to identify test cases, select or design the necessary signal conditioning circuits and measurement equipment, develop test sequences, identify problems, and help fix them. Learn about, design, and build dedicated test setups for specialized devices like optical or motorized assemblies. 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. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in any relevant engineering field 5+ years of demonstrated experience testing electrical systems 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 Preferred Skills and Experience 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr Impulsespace

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