Spacecraft Operations Software Engineer

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Interplanetary Sciences Program aims to accelerate planetary research with AI-enabled operations on the Mars 2028 mission.

The Software Engineer – Operations role designs and builds the tools that mission operators use to command, monitor, and coordinate the spacecraft and its instruments. You’ll collaborate across mission ops, GN&C, flight software, and external partners, define interfaces, and build

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Python or similar language.
• Experience writing automated tests for safety-critical systems.
• Experience with external-facing interfaces or APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement operations software for spacecraft commanding.
• Build test suites and validation frameworks for telemetry and data.
• Define external interfaces and document ICDs/APIs.
• Collaborate with mission ops, GN&C, flight software, and instrument teams.
• Automate tooling for commanding, telemetry visualization, and data pipelines.

Skills

Python

Automated testing

APIs/ICDs

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Interplanetary Sciences Program aims to accelerate planetary research with AI-enabled operations on the Mars 2028 mission.

The Software Engineer – Operations role designs and builds the tools that mission operators use to command, monitor, and coordinate the spacecraft and its instruments. You’ll collaborate across mission ops, GN&C, flight software, and external partners, define interfaces, and build