Senior Hardware Engineer, EEE Components Long , California

Senior Hardware Engineer, EEE Components

Long Beach, California

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. 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’ll solve 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.

The Avionics team is responsible for all aspects of the electrical design on the rocket, from electronics, interconnects, associated mechanical design, testing and initial production. This team’s scope includes the flight computers, power systems, RF systems, PCB design, autonomous flight safety systems, and telemetry. The team works on complex electrical systems that require modularity and flexibility, and are critical to the successful launch of Terran R and beyond.

As a Senior Component Engineer on the Avionics Hardware team, you will source, test, and qualify EEE components that support the electronics on Relativity’s rocket, Terran R. You will support the team through the full product lifecycle—from conceptual trades helping identify components for various use‑cases, to screening and qualifying components, and leading failure analysis investigations in test. You will work with cross‑functional partner teams across the company to help the team make the best possible decisions for the overall vehicle.

A strong candidate will have a deep technical background in electronics design and test.

• Bachelor’s 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
• Familiarity with active and passive electronic components and failure modes
• Familiarity with destructive and non‑destructive failure analysis methods (DPA, X‑Ray, CSAM)
• Experience working with a cross‑functional team of design, build, and reliability engineers

• Knowledge of automotive, industrial, and military EEE piece‑part ratings
• Experience with EEE piece‑part supply chain and manufacturing methods
• Strong analysis skills in computing reliability and failure rates

Hiring Range: $148,000 - $203,500 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.