Sr Principal Automation & Controls System Engineer

Job Description 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. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. 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 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. About the Team: The Tooling and Factory Automation team sits at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and automation, making everything from large-scale structural fixtures to small tools that directly enable Terran R's production. As a design group embedded within the manufacturing organization, we understand the needs of our internal partners to propose solutions and deliver hardware to help build faster, scale smarter, and work better. The team is also leading Relativity's factory automation efforts, an increasingly critical part of scaling production of Terran R. You'll have the autonomy to make decisions, implement solutions, and see them in action on the factory floor. Ultimately, you're not just designing tools or automated processes; you're defining how rockets and factories get built. About the Role: As a Principal Automation Control Systems engineer, you will provide technical leadership and grow a team dedicated to expanding factory automation within manufacturing. Your responsibilities include architecting automation solutions for the manufacturing organization, ranging from quick interim setups to large permanent infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with mechanical, manufacturing, and design engineers to develop tailored solutions for various applications and processes. You will also own the implementation of your hardware, working closely with technicians, operators, and end users, including writing and debugging control software. Your projects will span different construction methods, sizes, and applications, such as: Driving the technical direction of factory automation in manufacturing Architecting solutions to improve speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency Large-scale multi-axis CNC systems Robotic assembly and inspection equipment About You: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field 25+ years of experience with CNC (Fanuc, Siemens), robotics (Fanuc, Kuka, ABB), or automated systems (Beckhoff, etc.) Experience in designing, managing, and executing robotic and automation systems in a production or factory setting Experience writing control software for industry-standard systems (CNC, PLCs, motor drives) Ability to design and implement industrial safety systems, including risk assessments Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems Nice to Haves: Experience producing electrical and pneumatics documentation Experience with Siemens CNCs/PLCs, Kuka, Fanuc, ABB robotics control systems Knowledge of communication methods like Profinet, Ethernet, EtherCAT, CANbus Relativity Space is committed to transparency and fairness in compensation. Actual salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Our total rewards include competitive salary and equity, generous PTO, parental leave, an annual learning stipend, and more. For benefits details, please visit our website. Hiring Range: $233,000—$297,000 USD We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on various protected statuses.

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