Lead, Data & Control Systems Engineering

Relativity Space
Long Beach, CaliforniaPosted 24 February 2026

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Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Team: </span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-teams="true">The Factory Test team designs, builds, and operates the infrastructure needed to test nearly every part of Terran R right here at our headquarters in Long Beach, CA. This centralized approach provides engineers and technicians with exposure to the entire product lifecycle across a wide range of part sizes and complexities. The scope and scale are significant, with test stands capable of handling millions of pounds of force. Team members lead multiple projects in parallel, avoiding silos and gaining broad technical experience without needing a background in aerospace. With high-impact campaigns ahead, including thrust structure and stage 2 testing, now is the time to join. You won’t just execute, but you’ll help shape and scale the test infrastructure required to meet the demands of a rapidly growing launch program.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Role:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Design, build, and operate a diverse set of world class testing assets</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Foster the growth and development of high-performance engineering teams, in partnership with the Factory Test leadership team</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Lead the DACS hardware group in the development, deployment, and maintenance of our data and control systems</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Responsible for technical mentorship and talent development of your team. Your role will entail both deep technical and people leadership responsibilities</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Liaison and advocate with our various software and partner electrical teams</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-teams="true">Responsible for al ... (truncated, view full listing at source)