Jobs at Relative Dynamics Inc.

Provide onsite quality assurance and inspection support for spaceflight hardware at NASA JSC, including production and receiving inspections, procurement quality assurance, documentation of non-conformances, supplier quality support, and participation in manufacturing and test readiness reviews.

Perform design, development, calibration, manufacturing, test, and characterization of electro-optical elements, subsystems, and fiber optic assemblies for spaceflight and ground systems. Develop manufacturing and verification processes, maintain work travelers and test logs, perform fusion splicing and polymeric applications, and assist with thermal, thermal-vacuum, and cryogenic testing.

Provide supplier-site quality surveillance and hardware QA for spaceflight hardware, performing inspections (PCBs, soldering, conformal coating, harnesses), document anomalies and corrective actions, support production planning and MRR/TRR, monitor contractor quality/safety, and support pre-ship, transport, and launch-site processing and tests.

Onsite software engineer supporting USGS EROS projects: design, implement, test, and maintain software components; participate in requirements, design reviews, configuration management, and testing; collaborate with cross-functional teams; mentor junior staff; and support full software development lifecycle for data ingest, image processing, and cloud/distributed systems.

Design and implement firmware and DSP algorithms for free-space optical communication terminals. Collaborate with optical, mechanical, and electrical teams, develop code and HDL for hardware, and contribute to product development across IRAD and SBIR projects.

Remote Network Engineer supporting NOAA LEO Ground Sustainment Services. Manage network infrastructure, perform cybersecurity hardening (STIG/SCA/POA&M), run vulnerability scanning (Nessus/Tenable), automate and orchestrate with Ansible/Terraform, and brief senior stakeholders on remediation and risk.

Lead architecture, design, and modernization of large-scale remote sensing and Earth observation data processing systems. Drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, oversee testing and CI/CD, manage configuration/change processes, and ensure solutions meet security and enterprise standards while collaborating with scientists and stakeholders.

Provide systems engineering support for satellite communications and ground station systems, including RF/antenna equipment maintenance, requirements development, interface definition, integration and test, configuration management, troubleshooting, and coordination with engineering and mission partners per established SEMP and standards.

Provide on-site software assurance support at NASA Wallops Flight Facility ensuring ground and flight software complies with NASA standards throughout the software lifecycle. Perform requirements/design/code/test reviews, inspections, configuration audits, track nonconformances and corrective actions, interpret software lifecycle artifacts, and produce audit reports and surveillance records. Position is part-time and requires an active Secret security clearance and facility access.