Director, Hardware Engineering

About the role

The Director of Avionics Hardware Development will lead the ground-up development of cutting edge electronics and mechanical hardware for Relativity’s newest launch vehicle, Terran R. This role involves leading a team of engineers and managers to push the limits of new technologies supporting a highly reliable system that must survive the harsh environments of spaceflight. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the design, development, and testing of electronics hardware, including power electronics, digital electronics, mixed signal electronics, and RF design.
• Leading the design, development, and testing of mechanical hardware, including enclosures, trays, isolators, brackets, and thermal management systems.
• Leading the integration of these components into the full avionics system, including harnessing, vehicle-level packaging, and system bring-up.
• Collaborating with partner teams across engineering, manufacturing, test, and operations to develop a cohesive avionics system supporting all flight systems.
• Driving the full product lifecycle of avionics hardware, from requirements and system architecture definition to development testing, introduction into manufacturing, and integrated test & operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience developing electrical and mechanical hardware for mission-critical applications in harsh environments such as aviation, space, or robotics.
• 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience leading and developing engineering leaders.
• Familiarity with driving hardware development through the full product lifecycle including design, manufacturing, test, and operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical CAD tools such as Altium and mechanical CAD tools such as NX.
• Experience with embedded software development.
• Experience with environmental test equipment such as thermal chambers, shaker tables, and TVAC chambers.
• Familiarity with electrical, mechanical, and thermal analysis techniques and tools.