Draft, review, and negotiate customer-facing launch and mission services agreements; own first-cut reviews and markups; maintain templates and playbooks; coordinate with Business Development, Finance, and Legal Operations; track contract milestones and obligations; support senior attorneys on complex transactions and help build scalable commercial contracting processes.
As Commercial Contracts Associate, at Impulse, you will be the first line of legal support for our commercial contracting activity – owning the first cut on agreements, moving deals forward efficiently, and ensuring Impulse's commercial relationships are structured to support a fast-growing business. This is a mid-level role for an attorney with solid commercial contracts experience who is eager to build and own a function, not just execute tasks. You will report to the VP, Government and Regulatory Affairs and work closely with Business Development, Finance, and legal team members to support Impulse’s growing portfolio of commercial launch and in-space transportation agreements.
NOTE: This position is on-site (Redondo Beach)
NOTE: This position is on-site (Redondo Beach)
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, with a primary focus on customer-facing contracts including launch services agreements, mission services agreements, and related commercial arrangements
- Own the first-cut review and markup process for inbound and outbound commercial agreements, flagging key risks and issues for senior attorney review
- Maintain and improve contract templates, standard positions, and playbooks to support faster, more consistent deal execution
- Partner with Business Development and Finance to support deal structuring, customer negotiations, and contract execution
- Track contract milestones, obligations, and renewals in coordination with Legal Operations
- Support senior legal team members on more complex or high-stakes commercial transactions
- Assist with development of scalable legal processes as the company’s commercial business grows
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university
- 5+ years of commercial contracts experience, in a law firm and/or in-house
- Familiarity with launch services, satellite, or space industry contracting
- Demonstrated ability to independently draft and negotiate commercial agreements with limited supervision
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify and articulate legal and business risk clearly
- Collaborative working style and comfort engaging directly with business stakeholders
Preferred Skills and Experience
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 5+ years of demonstrated in-house experience at a technology, aerospace, or engineering-driven company
- Experience building or improving contract operations processes (templates, tracking, intake workflows)
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
About
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
Impulse Space El Segundo, California, USA Office
El Segundo, CA, United States, 90245
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