Senior Digital Hardware Engineer, Relativity Space

$127-163k

Senior level
Los Angeles

Office located in Long Beach, CA

Relativity Space

Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets

Job no longer available

Relativity Space

Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAerospace

Job no longer available

$127-163k

Senior level
Los Angeles

Office located in Long Beach, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAerospace

Company mission

To upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • 1+ years of experience in digital circuit design such as microcontrollers, processors, memory interfaces, digital interface buses, and high-speed digital logic
  • Familiarity 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
  • Ability to communicate deeply technical topics to a wide variety of audiences
  • Experience working with highly cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, etc.) to develop integrated electronics solutions
  • Comfortable with working in a fast paced and autonomously driven startup atmosphere

Desirable

  • Knowledge in point of load design, FPGA, memory, analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog converters, and communication links
  • Experience with simulation software such as LTspice, MATLAB, or other
  • Experience with design of electronics for harsh environments (vibe, thermal, vacuum, radiation, etc.)

What the job involves

  • Drive architecture, design, and development of digital electronics that will support the launch vehicle needs
  • Drive electronics hardware through the full product lifecycle including circuit design and analysis, schematic capture, layout, prototyping, bring-up, troubleshooting, issue tracking, design verification, acceptance and qualification testing, and handoff to vehicle integration
  • Work with partner teams such as propulsion, GNC, mechanisms, launch, etc. to define system requirements, interfaces, and understand system performance impacts of avionics designs
  • Make complex technical decisions (risk tradeoffs, evaluation of trade studies, anomaly investigations, etc.)
  • Support product life cycle from design to manufacturing

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Relativity Space has set out to build humanity’s multiplanetary future with its innovative 3D printed rockets. The company is at the forefront of software-defined manufacturing, combining 3D printing, AI, and autonomous robotics to create the “factory of the future.” By utilizing 3D printing, Relativity has simplified its supply chain, building rockets in less than 60 days that require 100x fewer parts.

The company has completed its flagship Terran 1 rocket and has begun its initial round of test flights. While the first launches technically failed, as the rocket failed to reach orbit, the attempt is still classified as a resounding success as the rocket managed the highest stress state inflicted on the rocket, Max-Q. The company is set to test the Terran 1 rocket again, before moving on to its Terran R rocket. While the company faces competition against SpaceX, Relativity Space’s cheaper and accelerated building process is well set to be a fierce competitor.

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Nov 2023

$20m

SERIES F

Jun 2021

$650m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.4bn

Company benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Additional stipend for employee wellness
  • 401(k)
  • Equity
  • 11 company holidays & generous PTO
  • Monthly lunches, game nights, holiday celebrations, and offsite events
  • Generous parental leave and provide a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building benefits
  • $2,000 annual learning stipend
  • Constant training opportunities, company Lunch and Learns, and access to industry conferences

Company values

  • AUDACITY - Challenge convention in pursuit of an expansive future
  • RELENTLESSNESS - Focus on achieving intentionally meaningful results
  • WONDER - Approach the world with awe and a deep desire to create
  • HUMANITY - Expand possibilities for the human experience in this world – and beyond

Company HQ

Long Beach, CA

Founders

Tim Ellis

(Co-Founder & CEO)

They are part of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group for The White House. Held a variety of positions at BLUE ORIGIN before Relativity Space was accepted into the YC W16 batch.

Jordan Noone

(Co-Founder)

Former CTO of the company. Co-founder and current Executive Chairman at KittyCAD, and Co-Founder & General Partner at Embedded Ventures.

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