Relativity Space
Principal Automation & Controls System Engineer
Relativity Space, Long Beach, California, us, 90899
Principal Automation & Controls System Engineer
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Relativity Space 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. 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. 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. About The Role As a Principal Automation Control Systems engineer, you will be responsible for the technical leadership and growing a team dedicated to building and expanding factory automation within the manufacturing organization. Additional responsibilities include architecting automation solutions for the manufacturing organization. Your Projects Will Span a Variety Of Construction Methods, Sizes, And Applications. These Could Include Anything From Simple Data Displays To Large Multi Axis Motion Control Equipment. The Kinds Of Projects You Will Work On May Include Driving the technical direction of factory automation in the manufacturing group Architecting factory automation solutions to improve speed, quality, reliability and efficiency in the manufacturing process Large scale multi axis custom CNC based systems Robotic based assembly and inspection equipment About You
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field 18+ years of experience developing, activating, and troubleshooting CNC (Fanuc, Siemens), robotic (Fanuc, Kuka, Abb etc.), or automated systems (Beckhoff, etc.) Experience designing, project managing, and executing on robotic and automation systems in a rate production or factory setting Experience writing software for industry standard control systems (CNC, PLCs, motor drives) Demonstrated ability to design and implement industrial safety systems including risk assessments Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems Nice To Haves But Not Required
Experience producing electrical and pneumatics documentation Experience writing control software for Siemens CNCs/PLCs Experience with Kuka, Fanuc, ABB, or similar robotics control systems Experience with communications methods such as, but not limited to, Profinet, Ethernet, EtherCAT, and CANbus. 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! Hiring Range $196,000—$253,000 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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Relativity Space 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. 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. 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. About The Role As a Principal Automation Control Systems engineer, you will be responsible for the technical leadership and growing a team dedicated to building and expanding factory automation within the manufacturing organization. Additional responsibilities include architecting automation solutions for the manufacturing organization. Your Projects Will Span a Variety Of Construction Methods, Sizes, And Applications. These Could Include Anything From Simple Data Displays To Large Multi Axis Motion Control Equipment. The Kinds Of Projects You Will Work On May Include Driving the technical direction of factory automation in the manufacturing group Architecting factory automation solutions to improve speed, quality, reliability and efficiency in the manufacturing process Large scale multi axis custom CNC based systems Robotic based assembly and inspection equipment About You
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field 18+ years of experience developing, activating, and troubleshooting CNC (Fanuc, Siemens), robotic (Fanuc, Kuka, Abb etc.), or automated systems (Beckhoff, etc.) Experience designing, project managing, and executing on robotic and automation systems in a rate production or factory setting Experience writing software for industry standard control systems (CNC, PLCs, motor drives) Demonstrated ability to design and implement industrial safety systems including risk assessments Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems Nice To Haves But Not Required
Experience producing electrical and pneumatics documentation Experience writing control software for Siemens CNCs/PLCs Experience with Kuka, Fanuc, ABB, or similar robotics control systems Experience with communications methods such as, but not limited to, Profinet, Ethernet, EtherCAT, and CANbus. 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! Hiring Range $196,000—$253,000 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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