HITL Systems Integration & Test Lead

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space, Inc. in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Staff Integration and Test Responsible Engineer to design, build, and own the HITL test environment end to end.

You will integrate hardware, firmware, and flight software, automate tests, and develop CI/regression pipelines that validate changes on real spacecraft hardware. You will lead end-to-end diagnostics, establish dashboards, and coordinate with subsystem engineers to ensure testability from the start, enabling rapid, credible flight

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in test engineering, including architecting automated test frameworks for integrated hardware, firmware, and software systems.
• Hands-on hardware and embedded systems experience with bench troubleshooting and standard electronics equipment.
• Strong software skills for test automation, tooling, and validation pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the ISP HITL test environment end to end, including rack fabrication and avionics installation.
• Build the simulation, data-acquisition, and control infrastructure for stimulus and test execution.
• Develop software fixturing, automated test frameworks, and CI/regression pipelines with clear pass/fail reporting.

Skills

Test automation

CI regression

Embedded systems

HITL

Telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Ethernet

UART

SPI

Job description

Relativity Space, Inc. in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Staff Integration and Test Responsible Engineer to design, build, and own the HITL test environment end to end.

You will integrate hardware, firmware, and flight software, automate tests, and develop CI/regression pipelines that validate changes on real spacecraft hardware. You will lead end-to-end diagnostics, establish dashboards, and coordinate with subsystem engineers to ensure testability from the start, enabling rapid, credible flight