Avionics Hardware Engineering Lead, Relativity Space
$166-205k
+ Equity
Office located in Long Beach, CA
Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets
Job no longer available
Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$166-205k
+ Equity
Office located in Long Beach, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.
Role
Who you are
- A strong candidate for the role will have a deep technical background in electronics design and will coach individual engineers in technical and non-technical best practices
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in electronics design for harsh environments and mission-critical applications such as launch vehicles, spacecraft, aircraft, or robotics
- Previous experience leading a team of engineers
Desirable
- Experience driving rigorous engineering process (requirements capture, design reviews, design verification, etc.)
- Experience working with highly cross-functional teams (mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, etc.) to develop integrated electronics solutions
- Experience mentoring engineers in engineering best-practices and domain-specific technical principles
- Familiarity with embedded software development
- Technical expertise in at least one of these areas:
- Power electronics: motor drives and control, DC-DC converters, load switches, high voltage DC electronics
- Digital electronics: high speed serial interfaces (SPI, PCIe, Ethernet, etc.); memory interfaces; design for SoCs, microcontrollers, and microprocessors
- Mixed-signal electronics: ADCs, DACs, signal conditioning, amplifier circuits, filter design, etc
What the job involves
- The Avionics team is responsible for the full lifecycle of all electronics and supporting hardware central to operating Relativity's rockets
- The team designs, builds, tests, integrates, and operates the hardware which controls the rocket in flight, downlinks critical telemetry, keeps the public safe, and deploys our customers' payloads to orbit!
- Our hardware enables Relativity to reliably control our rockets while maintaining the flexibility to rapidly iterate our designs
- As a member of this team, you will design innovative hardware solutions capable of surviving harsh launch and space environments
- Your designs will support multiple vehicle systems such as sensors, propulsion, computing, actuation, energy management, and communications
- As a leader in the Avionics Hardware team, you will manage a team of electrical engineers in development of custom electronics for Relativity’s rocket, Terran R
- You will support the team through the full product lifecycle including design, board bring-up, design verification, qualification, initial flight production, integration, and vehicle operations
- You will work with cross-functional partner teams across the company to help the team make the best possible decisions for the overall vehicle
- Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality
Our take
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.
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Company Specialist
Insights
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
Articles
Leadership
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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