Senior Data & Control Systems Engineer

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:

As a Data and Control System Hardware Engineer you will be responsible for the design build and integration of data systems at our Long Beach facilities. When working with standard low voltage control and instrumentation you will design robust systems that can be integrated and operated by engineers without an electrical background. For high voltage or more unique applications you will be responsible for designing a complete solution and training future operators. You will be required to be hands on with the hardware working side-by-side with our technician team to build and debug your projects.  We want all of our engineers to be multidisciplinary and you will have frequent opportunities to branch into operations and test planning roles.

Your projects will span a variety of construction methods sizes and applications. These could include anything from portable data systems to large motion control cabinets. The kinds of hardware you will design and work with may include:

• Motion Control Systems
• AC / DC Power Distribution Systems
• Wiring Harnesses
• Portable Data Systems
• PCB’s (signal routing and power management focus)
• Motor and Pump Control Cabinets

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience developing activating and troubleshooting electrical systems. Preferably in a highly cross-functional environment
• Strong electrical engineering fundamental knowledge
• Experience designing and working with high voltage DC electronics
• Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate risks in complex systems
• No previous aerospace experience is required

Nice to haves but not required:  

• Familiarity with data and control systems (SCADA PLC’s NI Beckhoff etc.)
• Familiar with scripting languages such as Python or MATLAB for preforming analysis or writing automation tools.
• Comfortable using schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium.
• Familiar with communications methods such as but not limited to SPI Ethernet EtherCAT CAN and Modbus.

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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