Vehicle Automation Engineer II jobs in United States
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Relativity Space · 2 weeks ago

Vehicle Automation Engineer II

positionLong Beach, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$117K/yr - $150K/yr
date2+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to meet the growing demand for launch capacity. The Vehicle Automation Engineer II will be responsible for the full lifecycle of automation development, ensuring reliable and efficient vehicle behavior during critical operations such as hotfire and launch.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Develop vehicle-level CONOPs for test, hotfire, and launch operations
Collaborate with Responsible Engineers to define automation requirements across fluids, avionics, propulsion and mechanism subsystems
Define and maintain the architecture for vehicle automation software used in ground and flight operations
Author and review code
Validate automation using physics-backed models integrated into CI/CD workflows
Perform unit-, integration-, and system-level verification
Provide console support and perform pre- and post-operation data

Qualification

Automation developmentControl-oriented softwarePhysics-backed modelsVehicle-level CONOPsCI/CD workflowsCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field
2+ years of relevant experience
Experience applying engineering fundamentals across a wide range of functional disciplines
Working literacy with one or more control-oriented software language(s) (Python, Rust, C++, etc)

Preferred

Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, or start-up environment

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
A generous PTO and sick leave policy
Parental leave
An annual learning and development stipend
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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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