Relativity Space
Manager, Avionics Integration Engineering
At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.
Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.
About the Team:
The Avionics team is responsible for all aspects of the electrical design on the rocket, from electronics, interconnects, associated mechanical design, testing and initial production. This team's scope includes the flight computers, power systems, RF systems, PCB design, autonomous flight safety systems, and telemetry. This team works on complex electrical systems that require modularity and flexibility, and are critical to the successful launch of Terran R, and beyond!
About the Role:
As the Manager of the Avionics Integration Engineering team, you will:
- Lead a team of 5-10 harness design engineers in the design, routing, and integration of electrical wire harnessing for the Terran R launch vehicle
- Define priorities and organize team task execution
- Define best practices for harness design, interface definition, channelization, and configuration management
- Work with cross-functional teams in electrical hardware, instrumentation, fluids, propulsion, flight sciences, and flight software to define avionics system-level design
- Guide the team in supporting vehicle-level integration and test activities by defining test plans and conducting data reviews
- Work with Avionics Manufacturing to support the introduction of new harness designs into production
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
- 7+ years of experience in harness and/or avionics system design
- 3+ years of leadership experience
- Experience with electrical harness design and mechanical routing in 3D CAD software
- Experience with the integration and test of complex, multi-disciplinary electrical systems
Nice to haves but not required:
- Proficiency with NX CAD and Teamcenter
- Experience with Zuken E3 electrical design software
- Experience with scripting and software development to support hardware bring-up activities (e.g. Python, LabView, C/C++)
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:
$185,000—$204,000 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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