HITL Engineer
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.
About Impulse Space
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
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