Job Description
At Relativity Space we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle 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.
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. Whether you’re in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function you’ll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product the process and the culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Factory Test team designs builds and operates the infrastructure needed to test nearly every part of Terran R right here at our headquarters in Long Beach CA. This centralized approach provides engineers and technicians with exposure to the entire product lifecycle across a wide range of part sizes and complexities. The scope and scale are significant with test stands capable of handling millions of pounds of force. Team members lead multiple projects in parallel avoiding silos and gaining broad technical experience without needing a background in aerospace. With high-impact campaigns ahead now is the time to join. You won’t just execute but you’ll help shape and scale the test infrastructure required to meet the demands of a rapidly growing launch program.
About the Role:
- Design build and operate a diverse set of world class testing assets
- Foster the growth and development of high-performance engineering teams in partnership with the Factory Test leadership team
- Lead the DACS hardware group in the development deployment and maintenance of our data and control systems
- Responsible for technical mentorship and talent development of your team. Your role will entail both deep technical and people leadership responsibilities
- Liaison and advocate with our various software and partner electrical teams
- Responsible for allocating resources providing technical direction and enforcing best practices within your team
About You:
- 5+ years of experience developing activating and troubleshooting electrical and software systems
- Fundamental understanding of low voltage DC electronics
- Familiarity with data and control systems (SCADA PLC’s NI Beckhoff etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions and gain consensus with incomplete information and many stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate risks in complex systems. * Strong desire to mentor teach and support career growth of others
- No previous aerospace experience is required
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience in a time-critical operations environment
- Experience writing software in one or more systems programming languages
- Knowledge and experience of sensing systems for pressure strain force temperature and acceleration
- Experience with camera-based sensing technologies (Digital Image Correlation Motion Amplification etc.)
At Relativity Space we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity a generous PTO and sick leave policy parental leave an annual learning and development stipend and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer please visit here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation please contact us at [email protected].
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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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