Senior Hardware Engineer, Digital

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 148.000 - 222.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning & development stipend

Descripción de la vacante

Relativity Space in California is seeking a Digital Hardware Engineer for the Avionics team. You will design, test, and analyze custom high-speed electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle, guiding hardware from concept through flight maturity and integration.

You will work with cross-functional teams across mechanical, thermal, electrical, and software disciplines to ensure reliable, on-schedule delivery of vehicle electronics, while applying a deep background in electronics design and strong

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in electronics designed for harsh environments and mission-critical applications.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (SPI, PCIe, Ethernet) and memory interfaces.
• Design for SoCs, microcontrollers and microprocessors; board-level design.
• Experience with eCAD software such as Altium; hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, software, etc.).

Responsabilidades

• Design, test, and analyze custom high-speed electronics for the Terran R launch vehicle.
• Oversee hardware development from concept to flight maturity including bring-up and verification.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to ensure reliable, on-schedule hardware delivery.

Conocimientos

High-speed interfaces

SoCs/microcontrollers design

Hardware bring-up & debugging

Board-level design

Cross-functional teamwork

Memory interfaces

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Herramientas

Altium

Descripción del empleo

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, andthe culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team

The Avionics team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Terran R’s nervous system, designing, building, testing, installing, and operating the hardware that connects and controls every major electrical system on the vehicle and ground. The team leverages close partnership between avionics design, manufacturing, and test to enable rapid iteration and feedback loops. Engineers are deeply embedded into other functions within Relativity, working closely with propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and operation. Now is a unique time to join: you’ll get to help shape Terran R's fundamental avionics architecture and be given a high degree of ownership on components that will fly.

About the Role

As a Digital Hardware Engineer on the Avionics team, you will design, test, and analyze custom high-speed electronics on the Terran R launch vehicle. You will oversee hardware development through the entire product lifecycle from concept to flight maturity to include initial design, board bring-up, design verification, qualification, initial flight production, integration, and vehicle operations. You will work with cross-functional partner teams across the company to help the team make the best possible decisions for the overall vehicle. A strong candidate for the role will have a deep technical background in electronics design and sound project management skills to ensure the hardware project is both reliable and on-schedule to support Terran R's launch!

About You

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in electronics designed for harsh environments and mission-critical applications such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics
• Technical expertise in high speed serial interfaces (SPI, PCIe, Ethernet, etc.); memory interfaces; design for SoCs, microcontrollers, and microprocessors
• Experience with eCAD software such as Altium or equivalent
• Experience with hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, and data analysis
• Experience with board-level design from concept to manufacturing
• Experience working with highly cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, etc.) to develop integrated electronics solutions

Nice to haves but not required

• Familiarity with embedded software development and integration for avionics systems
• Experience with design for reliability and manufacturability of avionics hardware and systems

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range

$148,000 - $222,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.