Relativity Space
Senior Robotics Automation and Controls Engineer
$124K–$186K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in the stated robotics control systems work.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the design, implementation, and deployment of robotic automation and controls systems that support rocket manufacturing and improve factory production.
What you'll do
- Design and implement robotic systems for welding, fabrication, material handling, and component inspection.
- Support production robots through simulation, offline programming, and deployment.
- Architect factory automation solutions to improve manufacturing speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years’ experience programming Fanuc, Kuka, ABB or similar robotics control systems, including multi-robot motion planning, task allocation, and synchronization algorithms.
- Ability to design and implement industrial safety systems, including risk assessments, job hazard analysis, and programming safety PLCs.
- Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems; experience producing electrical and pneumatics schematics and work instructions.
Nice to have
- Experience with factory SCADA and analytics software, such as Inductive Ignition or Grafana.
- Experience writing PLC code and developing, activating, and troubleshooting PLCs (preferably Beckhoff, Siemens, or AB Rockwell).
Pay
$124,000 — $186,000 USD (hiring range; compensation type not specified)
Tools
Fanuc, Kuka, ABB, Inductive Ignition, Grafana, Beckhoff, Siemens, AB Rockwell
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