Staff Communications Payload Lead Engineer

1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
IoT and Embedded Systems
Relativity Space

Relativity Space

Relativity Space is a cutting-edge rocket company using 3D printing and AI to provide cost-effective reusable rockets for commercial launches, with a vision to advance industrial capabilities on Earth and Mars.

Aerospace & Defense
251-1K
Founded 2015
$1333M raised

Description

  • Own the architecture, design, development, testing, and delivery of the communications payload system.
  • Create a system architecture that meets functional needs while resolving structural, thermal, power, EMI, and other technical constraints.
  • Technically lead a small team of subject matter experts and responsible engineers across communications, compute, power, and thermal disciplines.
  • Lead hands-on development campaigns to evaluate technologies, de-risk interfaces, and validate performance before integration.
  • Work across internal and external teams to turn concepts into hardware and flight-ready systems.
  • Balance agility and rigor while moving from analysis to prototypes to full system integration.
  • Support an upcoming science and exploration mission with a fully working communications and compute payload.
  • Contribute to rapid prototyping, early testing, and continuous learning in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of experience designing and delivering complex electrical systems.
  • Direct hands-on leadership experience in RF and/or compute-heavy projects is strongly preferred.
  • Experience leading the full lifecycle from architecture through delivery of a complex multi-disciplinary system.
  • Core technical expertise in electrical system architecture or detailed design.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering principles and interface management for complex problems.
  • Familiarity with risk management principles for complex problems.
  • Excellent technical communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with RF-based terrestrial or deep space communication system design, including link budgets, ground station compatibility, radio/antenna design, and final integration and testing, is a plus.
  • Experience with terrestrial compute and storage systems, compute and storage survivability in space and radiation environments, or NASA aerospace systems engineering practices in an applied new-space setting is a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with a hiring range of $188,000 to $251,500 USD.
  • Equity as part of the total rewards package.
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
  • Parental leave.
  • Annual learning and development stipend.
  • Additional benefits and perks available through the company benefits program.
  • Reasonable accommodation support for candidates who need it.

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