Impulse Space

HITL Engineer

Redondo Beach, California, United States

$125-175k

Full Time

2 months ago

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Job description

As a Hardware-In-The-Loop Engineer at Impulse, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) test and simulation platform for avionics subsystems. These HITL systems play a critical role in verifying and validating avionics, propulsion, embedded software, flight software, and on-orbit operations for each mission.

Responsibilities

Develop and construct HITL 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
Contribute to the design and deployment of full-stack test programs to validate new software and hardware revisions
Work closely with the Software and GNC teams to develop and improve our test and deployment pipelines

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
3+ years demonstrated experience working with HITL test systems
Hands-on experience with electronics test equipment, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMMs), signal generators, and electronic loads.
Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages

Preferred Skills and Experience

5+ years professional experience in development and debugging experience with Python and C++
5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems
Knowledge of networking configurations and underlying protocols
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools

Additional Information:

Compensation 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.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.