In-space mobility vehicles for LEO, GEO, lunar and Mars missions
Impulse Space builds in-space transport vehicles, and its stack shows a hardware-first engineering shop: Siemens NX, Teamcenter, STAR-CCM+ and Thermal Desktop for design and analysis, with FPGA, C++ and RS-422 for avionics. Hiring is accelerating and weighted toward engineering and manufacturing, matching pain points around propulsion manufacturability, COPV development and reliability in space environments.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Engineer, Site Director
Impulse Space is a privately held space company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Redondo Beach, California. It develops space vehicles that move payloads between orbits and destinations including LEO, GEO, the Moon and Mars. The company employs 201–500 people and hires within the United States. Work spans propulsion, avionics, flight software, manufacturing and launch site integration, supported by internal web tooling built on Python frameworks, React and Vue.
Impulse Space uses Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Teamcenter, STAR-CCM+ and Thermal Desktop for hardware design, plus C++, FPGA, MATLAB, LabVIEW and Python for avionics and test, with GitLab, Docker and Kubernetes for software.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and concentrated in engineering and manufacturing, with additional openings in avionics, propulsion, software and supply chain, all based in the United States.
Impulse Space is headquartered in Redondo Beach, California. Founded in 2021, it has 201–500 employees and hires in the United States.
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