Avionics Test Integration Engineer

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Equity

Generous parental leave

$2,000 annual learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California, is seeking an Avionics Engineer for their Avionics team. The role involves owning design, integration, and maintenance of crucial Avionics Test Infrastructure.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of experience in ground equipment design, knowledge of CAD tools, and familiarity with common communication protocols. The position offers competitive benefits, including health coverage and a generous PTO policy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing and releasing ground equipment.
• Experience with CAD and wire harness design tools.
• Familiarity with data acquisition platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and maintenance of Avionics Test Infrastructure.
• Support designs for rapid prototyping and production scaling.
• Work closely with design, test, and manufacturing engineers.

Skills

Mechanical test solutions design

Ground equipment infrastructure design

CAD tools (NX, Teamcenter)

Wire harness design tools (Zuken, Capital Harness)

Scripting languages (Python, MATLAB)

Common communication protocols

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

NI, Beckhoff

Job description

• 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’s 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: you’ll get to help shape Terran R’s fundamental avionics architecture and be given a high degree of ownership on components that will fly
• You will own the design, release, integration, and maintenance of Avionics Test Infrastructure which includes ground support harnessing, test racks, and test fixtures supporting vehicle manufacturing and test ground support equipment
• Individuals in this role will support designs for short term rapid prototyping to long term production scaling working with design engineers, test engineers, and manufacturing engineers

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Additional stipend for employee wellness
• 401(k)
• Equity
• 11 company holidays & generous PTO
• Monthly lunches, game nights, holiday celebrations, and offsite events
• Generous parental leave and provide a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building benefits
• $2,000 annual learning stipend
• Constant training opportunities, company Lunch and Learns, and access to industry conferences

Experience designing mechanical test solutions for electronic devices and equipment Undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field 3+ years of experience designing and releasing ground equipment infrastructure such as test racks, test harnesses, and test fixtures Experience with CAD tools such as NX and Teamcenter Experience with wire harness design tools such as Zuken or Capital Harness Experience working with build and test technicians Familiarity with a PCB design modeling tool such as Altium Designer Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or MATLAB for data acquisition/recording and analysis Familiarity with common communication protocols such as Ethernet, CAN, UART, SPI, etc Familiarity with data acquisition and control system platforms such as NI, Beckhoff, or similar