Instrumentation & Controls Engineer I — Launch Systems

Relativity Space; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO

Sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Competitive salary

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking an Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer to design, test, and operate launch control hardware and high‑speed data acquisition systems for the Terran R program. You’ll work with Beckhoff PLCs, integrate sensors, and support instrumentation selection and troubleshooting in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You’ll collaborate across teams to meet schedules, plan wiring in launch facilities, and help ensure safe, reliable operation at Cape Canaveral.

Qualifications

• Exposure to data acquisition hardware, PLC-based control systems, complex camera systems, and instrumentation selection and troubleshooting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related STEM discipline.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary groups in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, integrate, and operate launch control and acquisition hardware, instrumentation, and cameras used to support and control the Terran R rocket.
• Work with Beckhoff PLCs or similar systems.
• Support high-speed data acquisition.
• Work with instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, accelerometers, solenoid valves, VFDs, and heaters.
• Integrate and operate IP, SDI, and CoaXPress high-speed cameras.
• Assist in the design of electrical systems for use in hazardous areas.
• Collaborate with other groups to gather requirements, plan schedules, and coordinate work.
• Plan, install, and operate wiring and hardware in access-limited areas such as launch mounts and transport erectors.

Skills

Data acquisition

PLC control

Camera systems

Instrumentation

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Zuken E3

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking an Electrical/Instrumentation Engineer to design, test, and operate launch control hardware and high‑speed data acquisition systems for the Terran R program. You’ll work with Beckhoff PLCs, integrate sensors, and support instrumentation selection and troubleshooting in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You’ll collaborate across teams to meet schedules, plan wiring in launch facilities, and help ensure safe, reliable operation at Cape Canaveral.