Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, Power Verified today
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 work closely with propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and operation.
About the Role
As an electrical hardware engineer on the Avionics team, you will design, test, and analyse custom electronics on the Terran R launch vehicle. You will oversee hardware development through the entire product lifecycle from concept to flight maturity, including:
- Initial design and board bring-up
- Design verification and 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 will have deep technical background in electronics design and sound project management skills to ensure hardware projects are both reliable and on-schedule to support Terran R's launch.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5 or more years of experience in electronics designed for harsh environments and mission-critical applications such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics
- Familiarity with eCAD software such as Altium or equivalent
- Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis
- Experience with board-level design from concept to manufacturing
- Experience working with highly cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, etc.) to develop integrated electronics solutions
Nice to Have
- 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 motor drives and control, DC-DC converters, load switches, high voltage DC electronics
Compensation
Hiring range for this role:
- Engineer I: $106,000 to $146,500 USD
- Engineer II: $126,000 to $172,500 USD
- Senior Engineer: $148,000 to $222,000 USD
Leveling and compensation will be finalized after the interview process based on an evaluation of job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more.