At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.
Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.
About the Team:
The launch operations team is a part of the Cape Canaveral launch site and is primarily responsible for the operational aspects of vehicle integration, payload integration, pad operations, countdown operations, recovery, and reusability. In the last year, the launch operations team was primarily focused on the final integration, checkouts, and execution of flying Terran 1. This includes everything from completing the vehicle final build to clearing the range of aircraft and vessels for launch to being the key operators in the countdown operation. In the last six months, the team has been supporting our team in Stennis with engine testing development and execution. In parallel, the team is working hand in hand with engineering teams on the design and build of critical infrastructure to support Terran R.
About the Role:
As a Launch Instrumentation and Controls, Technician Lead, you will be at the forefront of creating a world-class orbital launch site. To be successful in this role, you should be able to lead projects to completion, ideally coming from a fast-paced aerospace environment where you have completed challenging projects while collaborating effectively across various groups. The ability to perform high-quality work with minimal direction across all major technical disciplines is crucial. You should have extensive experience in installing, verifying, and troubleshooting sensors that measure temperature, pressure, flow, displacement, and vibration. Additionally, you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, ordering, and driving tasks, as well as delegating work. Providing feedback and maintaining communication with the pad engineering team to prevent issues and enhance the pad build/activation process is also a key part of this role. The position requires the ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs. Ideally, you possess additional experience in a related technical discipline and familiarity with industry standards and practices.
About You:
- Extensive experience working with instrumentation, data, and control systems
- Hands on experience working with electronic circuits and sensor types used to measure temperature, pressure, flow, displacement, and vibration
- Demonstrated proficiency troubleshooting instrumentation and electrical systems using electrical fundamentals and basic tools.
- Experience mentoring technicians
- Knowledge and understanding of oscilloscopes, signal generators, and multi-meters
- Ability to read and understand blueprints, P&IDs, CAD drawings, and circuit schematics
Nice to haves, but not required:
- Experience installing network-based equipment, integrating interfaces such as Ethernet, RS422, RS232, RS485, Modbus, CANbus, etc., and wiring/fiber with communication
- Familiarity with harnessing techniques using mil-STD type connectors
- Familiarity with intrinsically safe instrumentation installation in hazardous areas
Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
Hiring Range:
$27.42—$35.48 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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What We Do
Welcome to Relativity Space, where we're rewriting the rules of rocketry. We have built and launched the world’s first 3D printed rocket, Terran 1, and are now bringing to market Terran R, our reusable medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicle. Our iterative development approach revolutionizes the process from design to flight, ensuring we can scale to meet customer needs.
Our focus is clear: provide exceptional launch services that are highly competitive in the market. We design and manufacture cost-effective, high-performance, and reusable rockets at an unprecedented pace and scale – setting a new industry standard.
At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R, and become America’s leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both ladder up to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. That journey begins right here on Earth—designing, building, and flying rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit.
A medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, Terran R is designed to meet the ever-growing need for launch capacity. Our iterative approach accelerates the design, test, and development processes, enabling high-volume performance and reliability, with lower costs and shorter time to market. Our 3D printing research and development is at the bleeding edge, setting the standard for a new era of large-scale additive manufacturing.
Why Work With Us
We believe in a future where interplanetary life fundamentally expands the possibilities for the human experience. In realizing this, our long-term goal is to create humanity’s industrial base on Mars. The first step toward this long-term vision starts here on Earth – building rockets and pushing the boundaries of additive manufacturing.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Given the dynamic nature and diversity of roles at Relativity Space, there is no one-size-fits-all approach for how every team works best.
