At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll 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 we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Avionics Manufacturing team is responsible for building and testing the electronic systems that power, control, and connect every aspect of Terran R—from flight computers and sensors to wiring and integrated avionics assemblies. We operate at the intersection of hardware, software, and operations, working closely with design engineering, vehicle integration, and systems test to ensure every component is built and verified to the highest standards. As we march toward first flight, the team is focused on transitioning from development to high-rate production while improving reliability, reducing cycle time, and driving cross-functional alignment across the vehicle program.
About the Role:
- Own the end-to-end manufacturing and test of all avionics hardware—from process development and test infrastructure setup through full-rate production and vehicle integration readiness.
- Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team across manufacturing engineering, environmental & functional test, and production operations, ensuring executional excellence and team development.
- Develop and implement scalable, high-reliability manufacturing processes for avionics components including PCBs, wire harnesses, and integrated avionics units.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with design engineering, test engineering, systems engineering, vehicle integration, supply chain, and quality to ensure products are manufacturable, testable, and deliverable at rate.
- Ensure production and test operations run to schedule, yield, and quality targets, using data to identify risks and drive continuous improvement.
- Champion automation, digital production tools, and lean practices to improve throughput, reduce cycle time, and ensure traceability and compliance.
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years of experience in aerospace, automotive, electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience managing complex electro-mechanical manufacturing and test operations, including PCBAs, wire harnesses, and integrated avionics units.
- Deep understanding of electronics manufacturing processes, including PCB assembly, conformal coating, potting, ESD protocols, and wire harness fabrication.
- Strong familiarity with functional and environmental test execution, including RF/electrical validation, thermal, and vibration testing.
- Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering and operations teams in high-mix or high-rate production environments.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage shifting priorities, and drive execution under aggressive schedules.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience with spaceflight avionics testing, including functional and environmental tests (thermal, vibration, EMC) to standards such as SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810, RCC-319/324, or equivalents.
- Familiarity with electronics manufacturing standards and processes, including IPC-610, IPC-J-STD-001 (Space Addendum), IPC/WHMA-A-620, and PCB assembly line operations (e.g., solder paste, pick & place, AOI, X-ray, flying probe).
- Experience with hardware/software integration, automated test development, ground support equipment design, and manufacturing of high-voltage lithium-ion battery assemblies.
- Demonstrated success applying lean manufacturing or Six Sigma principles and standing up new production or test lines, including equipment selection, layout, staffing, and process validation.
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.
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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What We Do
Welcome to Relativity Space, where we're rewriting the rules of rocketry. We have built and launched the world’s first 3D printed rocket, Terran 1, and are now bringing to market Terran R, our reusable medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicle. Our iterative development approach revolutionizes the process from design to flight, ensuring we can scale to meet customer needs.
Our focus is clear: provide exceptional launch services that are highly competitive in the market. We design and manufacture cost-effective, high-performance, and reusable rockets at an unprecedented pace and scale – setting a new industry standard.
At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R, and become America’s leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both ladder up to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. That journey begins right here on Earth—designing, building, and flying rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit.
A medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, Terran R is designed to meet the ever-growing need for launch capacity. Our iterative approach accelerates the design, test, and development processes, enabling high-volume performance and reliability, with lower costs and shorter time to market. Our 3D printing research and development is at the bleeding edge, setting the standard for a new era of large-scale additive manufacturing.
Why Work With Us
We believe in a future where interplanetary life fundamentally expands the possibilities for the human experience. In realizing this, our long-term goal is to create humanity’s industrial base on Mars. The first step toward this long-term vision starts here on Earth – building rockets and pushing the boundaries of additive manufacturing.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Given the dynamic nature and diversity of roles at Relativity Space, there is no one-size-fits-all approach for how every team works best.
