Relativity Space
Manager, Avionics Rapid Prototyping
Long Beach, California
Sponsorship not specified$174k-$262kDetected 1 day ago
RecruitingAvionicsEMI/EMCElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignPower ElectronicsTest AutomationLeadership
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About the role
- Oversee board-level and system-level validation including functional, performance, environmental, and fault-injection testing
- Champion continuous improvement of test methods, automation, documentation, and data-driven decision making
- PhD or M.S. in Electrical Engineering (or B.S. with exceptional relevant experience)
Responsibilities
- Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity.
- 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.
- Define and drive test strategies for power electronics, low-voltage avionics, digital and mixed-signal hardware, and multi-box integrated systems
- Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action efforts across electrical components and integrated avionics systems
- Partner with hardware design teams to ensure design-for-testability and influence architecture with early test insights
- Maintain a safe, high-quality lab environment including calibration, equipment readiness, and robust test processes
- Proficient with electrical lab and measurement equipment and comfortable developing test infrastructure
- Experience developing automated test systems, HIL rigs, or scripted test frameworks
- Experience collaborating with design teams to implement DfT and DfR (Design for Reliability)
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of power electronics and low-voltage hardware used in mission‑critical environments
- Nice to haves but not required:
- Familiarity with environmental testing (thermal, vibe, TVAC, HALT/HASS)
- Knowledge of EMC, power quality, or hardware reliability testing methodologies
Skills
- 3+ years leading electrical test engineering teams, including development of engineers' technical and leadership skills
Compensation
- Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!
Benefits
- Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!
- Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum.
Company info
- As the Manager of Avionics Electrical Test Engineering, you will lead a team responsible for developing and scaling Relativity's electrical hardware and system test capabilities.
- You will oversee PCBA bring‑up and debugging, integrated avionics system testing, and the development of automated test solutions for power electronics, low‑voltage systems, digital/mixed‑signal assemblies, and flight-critical avionics.
- This role requires a strong technical foundation in electrical engineering, hands-on lab expertise, and experience managing test teams in fast-paced development environments.
- You will partner across Avionics Hardware, Power Systems, GNC, Manufacturing, and Vehicle Integration to define test strategies, drive test automation, and ensure robust electrical system validation throughout the program lifecycle.
- At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
- At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs.
- Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.
Equal opportunity
- If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@relativityspace.com.
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