Technical Project Manager (Test Systems)

Join Impulse as a Technical Project Manager (Test Systems) and lead the planning, build, integration, and deployment of complex test systems. You will coordinate cross-functional engineering teams and ensure test systems are designed, built, qualified, and ready to support product development and production schedules. The ideal candidate has strong technical understanding and exceptional program management skills.

Experience working at a Space start-up

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, build, integration, and deployment of complex test systems, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams.
• Own end-to-end program execution for test system builds, from requirements and design through fabrication, integration, qualification, and deployment.
• Track system-level readiness and identify gaps that could impact build or test schedules, driving resolution of technical and operational blockers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (4-year degree) from an accredited college or university in either a technical or non-technical field

Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

• 5+ years’ experience managing complex technical programs involving hardware, test systems, or engineering infrastructure
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to understand and navigate multidisciplinary engineering problems
• Proven ability to manage complex schedules with numerous dependencies and rapidly changing priorities
• Strong ownership mindset with a bias toward action and accountability
• Demonstrated persistence and tenacity when driving difficult or ambiguous problems to resolution
• Ability to work independently while effectively coordinating across highly technical, cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both individual contributors and senior leadership
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment where priorities and requirements evolve
• 7+ years’ experience managing complex technical programs involving hardware, test systems, or engineering infrastructure
• Experience working with one or more test domains such as pressure, vacuum, thermal, RF, or PCBA testing is highly desirable
• Bachelor’s degree (4-year degree) in Engineering, Management, or a related technical field from an accredited college or university

Pay

USD 135,000 - 185,000