Senior Avionics Test Engineer — Flight Systems Automation

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking an Avionics Test Engineer to design, develop, and execute avionics testing strategies for Terran R rocket systems. Work closely with the avionics team to identify issues and build automation to improve efficiency across the product lifecycle.

The role focuses on system-level validation, integration, and operations, with opportunities to influence testbeds, CONOPs, and go/no-go criteria, all in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years experience with integrated systems test, such as flight test, hardware or software design validation, or development of hardware in the loop test platforms
• Understanding of engineering requirements capture and the verification/validation test planning process
• Experience testing, validating, and troubleshooting complex integrated electrical and software systems
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or MATLAB for data acquisition/recording and analysis

Responsibilities

• Responsible engineer for avionics system-level integration, design validation, test, and operations
• Coordinate test efforts to validate avionics system and subsystem design, including power system validation, fault tolerance and isolation behavior, vehicle network behavior, software validation, etc.
• Develop vehicle-level avionics CONOPs, go/no-go criteria, system automation, and operator manuals
• Support the development and operation of Avionics integrated system testbeds
• Support on-console test operations and data review for the avionics system during stage-level test and launch operations

Skills

Python

MATLAB

Test automation

Integrated systems test

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Zuken

NX

Teamcenter

Altium Designer

Ethernet/CAN/UART/SPI

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking an Avionics Test Engineer to design, develop, and execute avionics testing strategies for Terran R rocket systems. Work closely with the avionics team to identify issues and build automation to improve efficiency across the product lifecycle.

The role focuses on system-level validation, integration, and operations, with opportunities to influence testbeds, CONOPs, and go/no-go criteria, all in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.