About the Team: 

The Avionics team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Terran R’s nervous system, designing, building, testing, installing, and operating the hardware that connects and controls every major electrical system on the vehicle and ground. The team leverages close partnership between avionics design, manufacturing, and test to enable rapid iteration and feedback loops. Engineers are deeply embedded into other functions within Relativity, working closely with propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and operation. Now is a unique time to join: you’ll get to help shape Terran R's fundamental avionics architecture and be given a high degree of ownership on components that will fly.

About the Role:

• Manage the teams owning end-to-end systems engineering and verification activities for Avionics at the component, system, and vehicle level
• Champion systems engineering best practices across the organization including requirements management, development and execution of verification test plans, tracking of component interfaces, and system configuration management
• Lead the teams responsible for the development of test platforms include component functional test systems, hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testbeds, and ground support equipment (GSE)
• Drive cross-functional collaboration between Avionics and Vehicle Integration, Vehicle Test, and Launch Operation to ensure timely delivery and successful operation of vehicle avionics hardware
• Travel to our test and launch sites to support integration and test operations, including on-console operations

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering or Computer Science
• 10+ years of experience in the development, integration, and test of complex electrical, mechanical, and software systems
• 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams
• Experience with environmental testing including thermal, vibration, shock, salt-fog, humidity, radiation, and EMC testing. Familiarity with standards such as SMC-S-016, RCC-319, RCC-324, DO-160, MIL-STD-810, or equivalents
• Deep understanding of electrical systems test and associated test equipment such as power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, VNAs, electronics loads, etc.
• Experience with scripting and data analysis with programming languages such as Python or MATLAB

Nice to haves, but not required:

• Experience in spacecraft assembly, integration, and test
• Experience in electronics design engineering