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Spacecraft Testbed Engineer

Impulse Space·📍 Redondo Beach, California, United States

Employment

FULL TIME

Work mode

On-site

Experience

5+ years

Salary

$120K – $160K/yr

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At Impulse Space, we design and test the hardware and software that power groundbreaking space missions. As a Spacecraft Testbed Engineer at Impulse , you'll build and operate the testbeds that simulate real-world missions, enabling critical testing of avionics, propulsion, embedded software, and flight software. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring mission success for vehicles that operate in some of the most demanding environments imaginable. Develop and construct testbeds for vehicle mission simulations Lead the integration of avionics electrical systems, simulation hardware and software, and supporting equipment Install harnesses, interface devices, and adapters to connect vehicle avionics with data acquisition and control hardware Design custom load boards and test interfaces for simulating avionics signals and loads Support fabrication, assembly, and validation of load bo

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Source: Impulse Space's official careers site (via Pinpoint) · last confirmed on the source 29 Oct 2026
First seen by Jobiba 29 Oct 2026

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Department · Assembly, Integration & Test

Hiring company

Impulse Space

Government

We provide efficient in-space mobility that moves payloads from low Earth orbit to any destination. Our vehicles deliver rapid, reliable access, reducing costs and timelines to make space operations feasible for commercial, government, and scientific missions.

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