Staff Avionics Space Survivability Engineer

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 189000 - 241000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll 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 were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Avionics team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Terran Rs nervous system designing building testing installing and operating the hardware that connects and controls every major electrical system on the vehicle and ground. The teams structure intentionally combines 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: youll get to help shape Terran Rs fundamental avionics architecture and be given a high degree of ownership on components that will fly.

About the Role:

Drive the development and test campaigns of avionics components and systems to ensure survivability across environments from ascent to orbit
Analyzeand test failure mechanisms such as radiation effects transient survivability electromagnetic interference and more
Develop and lead comprehensive test campaigns across a variety of environments for various components and subsystems
Assist inmentoring a team of multidisciplinary avionics engineers including RF/EMC digital power electronics and avionics mechanical engineers

About You:

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Physics or a related field
10 years of experience in electrical design and testing
Demonstrated experience indesign modeling simulation and analysis of environmental effects such as radiation high voltage transient arcing and electromagnetic survivability
Experience designing and qualifying space-based avionics hardware and failure investigations

Nice to haves but not required:

Familiarity with test standards such as MIL-STD-461 SMC-S-016 etc.
Experiencein software programming and data analysis in tools such as C Python and/or MATLAB

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.

Hiring Range:

$189000 - $241000 USD

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.

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Required Experience:

Staff IC