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Relativity Space · 20 hours ago

Senior Instrumentation Engineer

positionLong Beach, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$138K/yr - $178K/yr
date5+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to meet the growing demand for launch capacity and advance science and exploration. The Senior Instrumentation Engineer will be responsible for the full lifecycle of Terran R’s avionics, including designing, testing, and troubleshooting instrumentation systems, while collaborating closely with other engineering teams.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Understanding of data acquisition techniques, sensor functionality, and data processing
Perform testing, checkout, and troubleshooting of instrumentation at the component and integrated level
Development and execution of test procedures, install instructions, checkout processes
Document instrumentation sensor calibrations and as-built configuration during manufacturing
Provide feedback to design engineering to improve products and data quality
Be part of a dynamic team, self-motivated, and take ownership of instrumentation installs

Qualification

Instrumentation experienceData acquisition techniquesTroubleshooting complex systemsSensor functionalityTest procedure developmentOwnership of tasksAgile developmentSiemens NX experienceJira experienceSelf-motivatedTeam collaborationFeedback provisionDocumentation skills

Required

Understanding of data acquisition techniques, sensor functionality, and data processing
Perform testing, checkout, and troubleshooting of instrumentation at the component and integrated level
Development and execution of test procedures, install instructions, checkout processes
Document instrumentation sensor calibrations and as-built configuration during manufacturing
Provide feedback to design engineering to improve products and data quality
Be part of a dynamic team, self-motivated, and take ownership of instrumentation installs
Bachelors degree in a relevant engineering field
5+ years of experience working with instrumentation or sensors in a development or test environment
Experience troubleshooting anomalies and leading failure investigations of complex systems

Preferred

Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter product life cycles
Experience with agile development and Jira
Experience supporting sensor installations in a final assembly manufacturing environment

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
Generous PTO and sick leave policy
Parental leave
Annual learning and development stipend

Company

Relativity Space

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Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Long Beach, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://relativityspace.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.36B
Key Investors
FidelityTiger Global ManagementPlayground Global
2023-11-15Series F· $20M
2022-02-03Secondary Market
2021-06-08Series E· $650M

Leadership Team

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Eric Schmidt
Chair and CEO
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David Giger
VP of Engineering
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