Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics ​/ RF Electronics) Redondo Beach

Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / RF Electronics)

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $100,000 - $200,000 / year

As a Manufacturing Engineer (Avionics / RF Electronics) at Impulse, you will work with cross-functional teams to build and test flight avionics hardware for space applications, with a focus on RF electronics such as radios, antennas, antenna hats and related electronic assemblies. You will own manufacturing readiness, production support, and test execution for RF hardware.

This role requires a strong understanding of PCBAs, antennas, RF hardware manufacturing, and test, with the ability to support a product throughout its lifecycle from design and development through flight builds and delivery.

Leveling will be commensurate with experience.

• Develop, implement, and improve manufacturing processes for avionics RF hardware, including radios, antennas, antenna hats, RF mechanical assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies, and related space electronics
• Analyze manufacturing and test data to reduce defects, improve quality, increase first-pass yield, and implement process improvements
• Support failure analysis during prototype and production builds to determine root causes
• Collaborate with electrical design, mechanical design, and test automation teams to provide DFM/DFA feedback and improve manufacturability and testability
• Support production testing of RF and avionics hardware, including functional, performance, acceptance, and environmental testing
• Troubleshoot RF test failures and determine whether the root cause is associated with the hardware under test, test setup, instrumentation, or automated test system
• Support existing automated test systems by reviewing test logs and results, troubleshooting failures, and making small software or configuration changes as needed
• Develop and maintain production and test procedures, work instructions, manufacturing documentation, and troubleshooting guides
• Provide day-to-day support to the production floor, resolving build and test issues
• Provide technical guidance and training to manufacturing and test technicians
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure avionics and RF hardware meet reliability and performance requirements for space environments

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, test engineering, electrical engineering, or production support involving space-grade or RF electronic hardware
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting the manufacturing and testing of electronic assemblies, avionics, RF hardware, or similar complex electronics
• Ability to systematically troubleshoot failures and distinguish between device failures, manufacturing defects, test equipment problems, test setup issues, and software or automation failures
• Experience interpreting electrical schematics, engineering drawings, test procedures, specifications, and manufacturing documentation
• Experience with failure analysis and root-cause investigation of electronic hardware
• Experience working with technicians to improve manufacturing processes and conduct technical training

• 3+ years of manufacturing, production test, or hardware engineering experience with avionics, RF electronics, communication systems, or spaceflight hardware
• Experience manufacturing and testing radios, antennas, antenna hats, amplifiers, filters, or other RF hardware
• Strong understanding of fundamental RF concepts and common RF measurements
• Hands‑on experience with vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, and RF test fixtures
• Experience troubleshooting RF test setups
• Experience with automated test environments using Python or similar tools
• Experience reviewing automated test logs, measurement data, and software output to identify whether failures originate in the test system or the hardware under test
• Experience with PCB/PCBA manufacturing, soldering processes, connectors, conformal coating,…