Senior Avionics Test Engineer, RF & Navigation — Equity

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer, RF and Navigation in Long Beach, CA. You will develop testing frameworks for RF and navigation avionics, design test equipment, and work with hardware and software teams to verify requirements.

You’ll create regulatory test plans and integrate test racks for end-to-end system validation. The role emphasizes collaboration across propulsion, avionics, and software teams, with a focus on delivering robust, automated testing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of RF/navigation avionics testing experience.
• Experience with electronics test equipment and RF/navigation test gear.
• Familiarity with GPS/GNSS receivers and inertial sensors.

Responsibilities

• Develop frameworks and infrastructure for qualification and acceptance testing of RF, telemetry, and navigation avionics components.
• Design equipment to facilitate avionics component testing, including simulators and fixtures.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to derive test requirements and verification strategies.
• Create and maintain test plans for regulatory activities with FCC, ITU, and USSF.
• Integrate and operate test rack hardware/software for RF, telemetry, GPS/GNSS, and inertial systems.

Skills

RF avionics

Navigation systems

Electronics design

Test engineering

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

GPS/GNSS simulators

Signal generators

DMMs

Job description

Relativity Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer, RF and Navigation in Long Beach, CA. You will develop testing frameworks for RF and navigation avionics, design test equipment, and work with hardware and software teams to verify requirements.

You’ll create regulatory test plans and integrate test racks for end-to-end system validation. The role emphasizes collaboration across propulsion, avionics, and software teams, with a focus on delivering robust, automated testing