Instrumentation and Controls Engineer II; Operations

Instrumentation and Controls Engineer II (Operations)

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’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. You’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time.

The Stennis team at Relativity Space is responsible for designing, building, and operating world‑class test stands to support the Terran R stages, engines, and propulsion components. As part of this team, you will help build and operate massive outdoor test stands at the historic Stennis Space Center on the Gulf Coast, the largest rocket engine test complex in the country. You will have the opportunity to work hands‑on with fully integrated engine and stage assemblies, push the hardware to its limits, and witness rocket engines firing up close and personal.

• Design, integrate, and test acquisition hardware, instrumentation, and cameras used to support and control our Terran R rocket test stands.
• Work with Beckhoff PLCs or similar automation hardware.
• Integrate IP, SDI, and CoaXPress cameras.
• Design and maintain electrical systems for use in hazardous areas.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams of engineers and technicians to support and execute projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of electrical engineering experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated capability in completing a complex project, coordinating with others, and meeting deadlines.

• Familiarity with data and control systems (SCADA, PLCs, NI, Beckhoff, etc.).
• Experience with integrating sensors and actuators such as pressure transducers, RTDs, strain gages, thermocouples, solenoid valves, accelerometers, microphones, etc.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN, and Modbus.
• Experience using AutoCAD Electrical.

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on‑site work at our government partner location in Stennis, Mississippi.

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!

Hiring Range: $104,000 - $156,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

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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.