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You will own electrical hardware designs and technical decisions, working directly with software engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC engineers, and others. You will contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development, from sub-system requirements definition through circuit-board design, testing, debugging, integrating onto space vehicles, and operating in space.\nResponsibilities\nIndependently develop and own circuit boards for spacecraft electric propulsion systems, with an emphasis on actuator drivers and/or power converters\nPerform rigorous analyses and simulations of avionics devices and systems including subsystem and circuit-level trade studies, analyses, and simulations to support design decisions\nAct as the Responsible Engineering authority for your hardware, owning your design from requirements definition through detailed design, board bring-up and debugging in the lab through qualification and flight operations\nDefine hardware interfaces, develop verification approaches, and ensure requirements are verified through analysis and test from system-level specifications\nPartner with firmware, software, mechanical, manufacturing, propulsion, and test teams\nPerform development testing of hardware in the lab, from single electrical designs to entire electrical systems\nConduct design reviews, technical trade studies, and root-cause investigations\nEstablish and maintain high technical standards and mentor less experienced engineers \nImprove existing products throughout their lifecycle by troubleshooting issues, performing failure analysis of parts and systems, and implementing improvements\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field\n5+ years of professional experience developing electrical hardware\nDemonstrate expertise in electronic component selection, analysis, simulation, schematics, and layout\nKnowledge of analog and power circuit design including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, op-amps, filtering, power and signal integrity, etc. \nHands-on experience troubleshooting complex electronics problems at the board level \nAbility to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns\n\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nDemonstrated experience with Altium Designer\nDemonstrated experience doing new development and hands-on work for any of the following: power converters, analog and digital electronics, load switches, engine controllers, or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets\nExperience with radiation-tolerant electrical design including component selection, derating, SEE mitigation, and fault-tolerant architecture\nExperience in a startup or agile development environment\nExperience with Spice and/or SIMPLIS simulation engines\n\nAdditional Information:\nCompensation 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.\nImpulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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