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As a Senior Autonomy Engineer at Impulse Space, you will own spacecraft-level autonomous behavior across all mission phases, defining how the vehicle detects faults, makes decisions, transitions modes, and safely executes mission objectives with minimal ground intervention.
Key responsibilities:
- Define the spacecraft autonomy architecture, including modes, states, authority, and decision boundaries
- Own fault management, safing, and recovery logic at the system level
- Coordinate autonomous behavior across flight software, guidance/navigation/control (GNC), avionics, and ground systems
- Define and maintain autonomy interfaces and assumptions
- Drive system-level verification using software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and mission simulations
- Configure vehicle automations tied to mission risk and operational needs
- Support integration, test campaigns, and mission operations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or related engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience with requirements and system-level behavior definition
- Demonstrated hands-on involvement with verification, simulation, or test
- Demonstrated spacecraft autonomy or fault management experience
