Job Description

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Interplanetary Sciences Program was established to expand access to scientific exploration across our solar system. Its mission is to make planetary research faster more affordable and more capable than ever before by rethinking how science missions are designed built and operated. The program aims to enable scientists to send instruments to distant worlds without decades of development or prohibitive costs. By creating a sustainable model for interplanetary exploration we are transforming space science from an occasional event into a continuous process of discovery that accelerates knowledge broadens participation and inspires the next generation of explorers.

About the Role:

As a Senior Flight Software Engineer within the Interplanetary Sciences Program at Relativity Space you will take ownership of the design development and deployment of flight-critical software that governs how our spacecraft behaves and operates from concept through flight.

You will be responsible for building robust reliable embedded software that enables autonomous deep-space missions and real-time spacecraft control. This role requires an engineer who thrives on full-system ownership moves fluidly between architecture and implementation and brings rigorous engineering discipline to every phase of development from requirements capture to operational flight support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design implement and test flight software for spacecraft command control and autonomy across all mission phases
• Own full lifecycle software development: requirements capture architecture design implementation integration test and flight operations support
• Collaborate with avionics GNC propulsion and mission operations teams to ensure seamless integration between software and spacecraft hardware
• Develop and execute verification and validation (V&V) processes to ensure flight safety reliability and mission success
• Support on-vehicle and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing debugging and mission simulations

About You:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
• 5 years of experience developing testing and delivering embedded or real-time flight software
• Strong proficiency in C and solid understanding of memory management concurrency and embedded systems design
• Experience with RTOS or Linux-based embedded development software integration and system-level testing
• Proven ability to scope open-ended problems execute autonomously and deliver high-quality flight-ready software
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative fast-paced team environment demonstrating adaptability and problem-solving skills

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience developing software for spaceflight launch vehicles or planetary spacecraft
• Familiarity with deep-space communication protocols and autonomy frameworks
• Experience with Python or Rust for tooling testing or simulation support
• Background in hardware-in-the-loop testing embedded networking or fault-tolerant system design
• Knowledge of NASA or other aerospace software development and verification standards applied in a modern new-space context

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:

$154000 - $211000 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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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Job Tags

Full time

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