Lead Avionics Hardware Engineer

About the Team: 

The Avionics team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Terran R’s nervous system designing building testing installing and operating the hardware that connects and controls every major electrical system on the vehicle and ground. The team leverages close partnership between avionics design manufacturing and test to enable rapid iteration and feedback loops. Engineers are deeply embedded into other functions within Relativity working closely with propulsion GNC fluids and stage engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and operation. Now is a unique time to join: you’ll get to help shape Terran R's fundamental avionics architecture and be given a high degree of ownership on components that will fly.

About the Role:

As a leader of a portion of the Avionics Hardware team you will manage a team of electrical engineers in development of custom electronics for Relativity’s rocket Terran R. You will support the team through the full product lifecycle include initial design board bring-up design verification qualification initial flight production integration and vehicle operations. You will work with cross-functional partner teams across the company to help the team make the best possible decisions for the overall vehicle. A strong candidate for the role will have a deep technical background in electronics design and will coach individual engineers in technical and non-technical best practices while fostering a culture of collaboration and high-performance.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in electronics design for harsh environments and mission-critical applications (including but not limited to launch vehicles spacecraft aircraft or robotics)
• Experience leading engineers in best-practices and domain-specific technical principles
• Experience driving rigorous engineering process and initiatives (requirements capture design reviews design verification etc.)
• Experience overseeing the strategic planning design development testing and implementation of advanced avionics systems ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Experience working with highly cross-functional teams (mechanical thermal electrical software etc.) to develop integrated electronics solutions

Nice to haves but not required:  

• Familiarity with embedded software development and integration for avionics systems
• Experience with design for reliability and manufacturability of avionics hardware and systems
• Technical expertise in at least one of these areas:
  • Power electronics: motor drives and control DC-DC converters load switches high voltage DC electronics
  • Digital electronics: high speed serial interfaces (SPI PCIe Ethernet etc.); memory interfaces; design for SoCs microcontrollers and microprocessors
  • Mixed-signal electronics: ADCs DACs signal conditioning amplifier circuits filter design etc.

What We Do

Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket Terran R will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Why Work With Us

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up.

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