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Relativity Space

Lead Avionics Test Engineer

$151K–$227K

Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026

Experience
5+ years in electronics hardware development, integration, automation, and/or test.
Education
Undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.

About the job

Leads a team designing, developing, and deploying automated test systems for Terran R electronics production, including acceptance and qualification testing.

What you'll do

  • Manage and coach test engineers, setting technical practices and fostering collaboration.
  • Own automated test-system planning, design, development, debugging, deployment, and sustainment.
  • Partner with hardware and software teams to develop test assets and execute electronics testing.

What they ask for

  • Degree (BS/MS/PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in electronics hardware development, integration, automation, and/or test.
  • Technical leadership and mentoring experience; experience owning complex automated test systems for low-voltage electronics.
  • Experience with test procedures, environmental and qualification testing, electrical interfaces and protocols, and troubleshooting hardware/software integration issues.

Nice to have

  • Experience with schematic capture and PCB design tools such as Altium Designer.
  • Experience with RF, telemetry, GPS/GNSS, inertial navigation, automated test software, data acquisition, or production acceptance testing.

Pay

$151,000 — $227,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Ethernet, CAN, RS-422/485, UART, SPI, I2C, Altium Designer, Python

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