IT Systems Engineer II (Test)

About the role

Impulse Space is hiring an IT Systems Engineer II (test) in Redondo Beach. The engineer designs, deploys and owns the infrastructure that supports hardware testing, telemetry and engineering operations across test facilities. The role bridges enterprise IT standards with the specialized needs of test environments, delivering deterministic, time-synchronized and highly reliable infrastructure for active test programs. It is an onsite role embedded within test facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deploy infrastructure for test facilities, including rack layouts, MDF/IDF architecture and fiber distribution
• Lead infrastructure projects for test stand deployments, relocations and facility expansions
• Plan and manage scalable, redundant, high-capacity network architectures
• Design and operate deterministic test networks with IEEE-1588 PTP and NTP synchronization
• Troubleshoot latency, packet loss and timing issues affecting telemetry and control systems
• Engineer and maintain servers, virtualization platforms, storage and hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructure
• Implement backup, recovery and infrastructure lifecycle management strategies
• Develop automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions to improve provisioning and test readiness
• Support CI/CD integration and work with Test and Automation Engineering teams during live operations
• Ensure infrastructure security, segmentation, compliance and alignment with zero-trust and enterprise IT standards

Required profile

• Strong networking expertise including switching, routing, VLANs and troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience deploying and troubleshooting time-synchronized systems (PTP/NTP)
• Experience designing physical infrastructure and facility network deployments
• Administration experience with Linux and Windows systems
• Cisco or equivalent enterprise networking experience
• Preferred: 7+ years supporting infrastructure or test engineering environments, aerospace/manufacturing/propulsion test experience, deterministic networking, virtualization and hybrid cloud integration, infrastructure automation, and regulated or compliance-driven environments

Required skills

• Networking: switching, routing, VLANs, PTP/NTP
• Linux and Windows administration
• Cisco or equivalent enterprise networking
• Infrastructure automation and infrastructure-as-code

What we offer

• Stated pay range of $160,000 - $185,000 per year
• Possible long-term incentives such as stock options for full-time hires
• Medical, vision and dental coverage and a 401(k) retirement plan