Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer for Launch Vehicles

Visa Hunt; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Hardware Engineer for the Avionics team to design, test, and analyze custom electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle. You’ll oversee hardware development from concept to flight maturity, tackling reliability, schedule, and cross‑functional integration with propulsion, GNC, thermal, and software teams.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering, 5+ years in harsh-environment electronics, experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years designing electronics for harsh environments and mission-critical applications.
• Experience with Altium or equivalent eCAD software.
• Board-level design from concept to manufacturing.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with mechanical, thermal, software teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and analyze custom electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle.
• Oversee hardware development from concept to flight maturity, including verification and qualification.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partner teams to ensure reliability and on-schedule delivery.

Skills

Electronics design

Board-level design

Hardware bring-up

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

eCAD

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an Electrical Hardware Engineer for the Avionics team to design, test, and analyze custom electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle. You’ll oversee hardware development from concept to flight maturity, tackling reliability, schedule, and cross‑functional integration with propulsion, GNC, thermal, and software teams.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering, 5+ years in harsh-environment electronics, experience with