Lead, Data & Control Systems Engineering

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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 </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. 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. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Team: </span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Factory Test team designs, builds, and operates the infrastructure needed to test nearly every part of Terran R right here at our headquarters in Long Beach, CA. This centralized approach provides engineers and technicians with exposure to the entire product lifecycle across a wide range of part sizes and complexities. The scope and scale are significant, with test stands capable of handling millions of pounds of force. Team members lead multiple projects in parallel, avoiding silos and gaining broad technical experience without needing a background in aerospace. With high-impact campaigns ahead, now is the time to join. You won’t just execute, but you’ll help shape and scale the test infrastructure required to meet the demands of a rapidly growing launch program.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Role:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Design, build, and operate a diverse set of world class testing assets</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Foster the growth and development of high-performance engineering teams, in partnership with the Factory Test leadership team</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Lead the DACS hardware group in the development, deployment, and maintenance of our data and control systems</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Responsible for technical mentorship and talent development of your team. Your role will entail both deep technical and people leadership responsibilities</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Liaison and advocate with our various software and partner electrical teams</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Responsible for allocating resources, providing technical direction, and enforcing best practices within your team</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About You:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">5+ years of experience developing, activating, and troubleshooting electrical and software systems</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Fundamental understanding of low voltage, DC electronics</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Familiarity with data and control systems (SCADA, PLC’s, NI, Beckhoff, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Demonstrated ability to make decisions and gain consensus with incomplete information and many stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate risks in complex systems. * Strong desire to mentor, teach, and support career growth of others</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">No previous aerospace experience is required</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Nice to haves but not required: </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Experience in a time-critical operations environment</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Experience writing software in one or more systems programming languages</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Knowledge and experience of sensing systems for pressure, strain, force, temperature, and acceleration</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Experience with camera-based sensing technologies (Digital Image Correlation, Motion Amplification, etc.)</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">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.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 14px;">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 <a href="https://px.sequoia.com/relativityspace">here.</a></span></p></div><div class="title">Hiring Range:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$128,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$192,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>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.</strong></span></p> <p><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at <a href="mailto:accommodations@relativityspace.com">accommodations@relativityspace.com</a>.</strong></span></em></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></strong></em></p></div>