Staff Electrical Engineer, Spacecraft Compute & Avionics

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Parental leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer in Long Beach, California to lead the design and development of advanced spacecraft electronics for deep space missions. You will collaborate closely with science and software teams to ensure systems operate effectively, balancing high-performance capabilities with engineering constraints.

Your role involves rapid prototyping, testing, and integration to create innovative solutions for interplanetary exploration. This position offers competitive salary, equity, generous PTO, and a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing and delivering high performance digital electronics.
• Proven experience leading design, bringup, and validation of sophisticated board level electronics.
• Hands-on work with challenging thermal and electromechanical environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high performance spacecraft electronics.
• Maximize capability while balancing technical constraints.
• Iterate with the software team to ensure system elements operate as intended.

Skills

Designing high performance digital electronics

Technical communication

Problem-solving

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Tools

Board level electronics design

Thermal and electromechanical environments

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer in Long Beach, California to lead the design and development of advanced spacecraft electronics for deep space missions. You will collaborate closely with science and software teams to ensure systems operate effectively, balancing high-performance capabilities with engineering constraints.

Your role involves rapid prototyping, testing, and integration to create innovative solutions for interplanetary exploration. This position offers competitive salary, equity, generous PTO, and a collaborative working environment.