Relativity Space · 1 day ago
Staff Network Engineer
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $216K/yr
5+ years expRelativity Space is building rockets to meet today's needs and future breakthroughs. The Staff Network Engineer will architect, implement, and maintain the networking infrastructure for a large-scale metal additive manufacturing platform, collaborating with a multidisciplinary R&D team to solve unique networking challenges in a production environment.
3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain high-performance local networks across multiple robotic cells and compute systems
Collaborate with robotics and infrastructure teams to support deterministic or low-latency communication where needed
Configure and manage switches, routers, and wireless access points in both experimental and production environments
Interface with our enterprise IT security team to ensure compliance while enabling local R&D flexibility
Support network-level debugging, monitoring, and diagnostics
Own documentation and standardization for networking infrastructure in the facility
Help scale and adapt the network as new systems come online and data volumes grow
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and operating network infrastructure in industrial, R&D, manufacturing, or high-performance computing (HPC) environments
Strong experience with wired and wireless networking technologies, including switch and router configuration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management
Hands-on experience with Linux-based systems and CLI-driven network configuration and diagnostics
Proven ability to work on-site in technical environments, collaborating closely with hardware, software, and systems engineers
Experience supporting industrial or manufacturing environments, including uptime-critical and production-floor networks
Preferred
Familiarity with time synchronization technologies, such as IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP-2008 / PTPv2 and/or IEEE 1588-2019 / PTPv2.1)
Experience supporting real-time systems, robotics platforms, or deterministic/low-latency networks
Exposure to ROS, DDS, MQTT, or similar real-time or publish/subscribe messaging frameworks
Experience with network automation and configuration management tools (e.g., scripting, infrastructure-as-code, or orchestration frameworks)
Experience designing or supporting high-bandwidth, low-latency video or sensor data platforms
Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments, including ITAR, CUI, or similar requirements
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity
Generous PTO and sick leave policy
Parental leave
Annual learning and development stipend
Company
Relativity Space
Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.36BKey Investors
FidelityTiger Global ManagementPlayground Global
2023-11-15Series F· $20M
2022-02-03Secondary Market
2021-06-08Series E· $650M
Leadership Team
Eric Schmidt
Chair and CEO
David Giger
VP of Engineering
Recent News
Research & Development World
2025-12-24
2025-11-14
2025-11-12
Company data provided by crunchbase