Staff Electrical Engineer
Long Beach, NY - USA
Job Summary
At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Interplanetary Sciences Program was established to expand access to scientific exploration across our solar system. Its mission is to make planetary research faster more affordable and more capable than ever before by rethinking how science missions are designed built and operated. The program aims to enable scientists to send instruments to distant worlds without decades of development or prohibitive costs. By creating a sustainable model for interplanetary exploration we are transforming space science from an occasional event into a continuous process of discovery that accelerates knowledge broadens participation and inspires the next generation of explorers.
About the Role:
As the Staff Electrical Engineer within the Interplanetary Sciences Program you will own the next generation ofdeepspace compute and storage capability byleveragingthe latest terrestrial technologies and challenging the status quo ofonboardcomputeand storage to other planets.
You willbe responsible fordesigning building and qualifyinghigh performancespacecraft electronicswithin the span of compute modules network switches storage nodes andcommunications terminals. You will be working closely with the science team to maximize capability by balancing thecapability(CPU GPUstoragecapacity network bandwidth)with the technical constraints of the flight spacecraft (power thermal EMI mechanicalreliabilityetc). This role will also work closely in conjunction with the software team tobring upthe core software infrastructure both on the spacecraft and on the groundside anditerating with the software team to ensure the fullsystem elementsoperateas intended in all environments.
This role will be a high responsibility high autonomy and high accountability role within a fast-paced iterative environment where rapid prototyping early testing and continuous learning are key to hands-on development campaigns to evaluate key technologies derisk interfaces andvalidateperformance before full system work across internal and external teams to turn concepts into hardware balancingagilityand rigor as you move quickly from analysis to prototypes to flight-ready systems.
About You:
- Bachelors orMasters degree in Electrical Engineering Physics or a related technical fieldor equivalent experience.
- 7 years designing and deliveringhighperformancedigital electronics
- Proven experience leading designbringup andvalidation ofsophisticated board level electronics
- Hands-on work with challenging thermal and electromechanical environments
- Excellent technical communication problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills
Nice to haves but not required:
- Direct architecture or EE design experience with non-volatile storage mobile compute and/or server class computing is a plus
- Experience designingpower suppliesfor digital electronics such as multi rail converters with strictsequencing requirements
- Experience with compute and storage survivability in space and radiation environments is a plus
- Strong grasp ofpracticalsystemsintegration and risk management in a development program
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.
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 here.
Hiring Range:
$175000 - $263000 USD
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.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company.