Team and Role Overview

Relativity seeks a highly talented Avionics Systems Engineer to join a rapidly growing space startup. This position will take a design from a prototype to a flight-ready system through a complex test and verification campaign. This role will own the certification and testing of avionics components, and work with internal teams, vendors, and regulatory agencies to ensure the system meets all requirements.

The Mission/Outcomes and Objectives

Your main objectives in this role will be:

• Take avionics hardware from development-level maturity to a flight-ready system.
• Work with Range Safety and the FAA to ensure compliance to all safety requirements.
• Establish schedule and test plans to qualify all safety critical hardware/software.
• Identify/coordinate resources needed to complete tasks on schedule.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have experience leading the designing and testing of a safety-critical or mission-critical electrical system. They should also have experience working in a fast-paced environment, and be excited to work through the challenges that are faced in a test campaign such as failure analysis and anomaly resolution.

This role is heavy in certification activities--attention to detail with clear and precise communication skills are crucial.

Minimum Required Skills and Competencies

• An undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in STEM majors (science, technology, engineering, and math) comparable and 2+ years’ relevant experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and testing avionics or similar hardware.
• Experience tailoring design and test requirements with government agencies.

Preferred Skills and Competencies

• Prior work on a launch vehicle.
• Experience with Air Force Range Safety and/or FAA launch vehicle license regulations (14 CFR Parts 417 and/or 450).
• Experience designing and testing hardware per common aerospace industry standards such as RCC-319, AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-461.
• Experience with failure analysis and anomaly resolution.
• Demonstrated capability manage a hardware/software project to completion.
• Ability to perform analysis to clearly demonstrate fault architecture meets requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

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.