Senior Manager, Avionics Systems Integration & Test

About the Team: The Avionics team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Terran R's nervous system, designing, building, testing, installing, and operating the hardware that connects and controls every major electrical system on the vehicle and ground.

The team's structure intentionally combines avionics design, manufacturing, and test to enable rapid iteration and feedback loops.

Engineers are deeply embedded into other functions within Relativity, working closely with propulsion, GNC, fluids, and stage engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and operation.

Now is a unique time to join: you'll get to help shape Terran R's fundamental avionics architecture and be given a high degree of ownership on components that will fly.

About the Role: * Manage a team of engineers responsible for avionics system-level integration, design validation, and test * Oversee the development and operation of integrated system testbed, including HITL test systems and subsystem test platforms * Lead efforts to validate avionics system and subsystem design, including power system validation, fault tolerance and isolation behavior, vehicle network behavior, software validation, etc.

* Support flight-vehicle avionics hardware installation and checkouts * Lead the development of integrated-system GSE, including vehicle and engine GSE * Develop vehicle-level avionics CONOPs, go/no-go criteria, system automation, and operator manuals * Support on-console test operations for the avionics system during stage-level test and launch operations About You: * Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering or a related field * 7+ years of experience with integrated systems test, such as flight test, hardware or software design validation, or development of hardware in the loop test platforms * 7+ years of experience leading an engineering team * Experience testing, validating, and troubleshooting complex integrated electrical and software systems * Strong systems-level engineering experience and perspective, balanced with experience and engagement in understanding lower level technical details * Strong cross-disciplinary communication skills and ability to prioritize competing tasks Nice to haves but not required: * Experience with programming languages such as Python * Electronics design or test experience * Harness design or test experience