Factory Test Engineer Intern [Data & Control Systems] - Spring 2024

Company Overview:  

A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company. Meeting the needs of a growing demand for space infrastructure, our rockets will revolutionize how we connect and communicate on Earth by getting satellites to space. We have developed a vertically integrated technology platform in which we leverage additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and autonomous robotics to 3D print rockets. Our unique approach enables rapid product iteration, allowing us to push the boundaries of what's possible today and unlock the full potential of 3D printing for tomorrow. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

Team:  

The Factory Test team is responsible for providing a set of common test capabilities to all departments in the factory. These include the design and build of test equipment, administering our data collection system, reviewing designs and standards, and conducting hazardous test operations. Some examples of the tests we conduct include static load testing, dynamic mechanism testing, cryogenic flow testing, and high-pressure pneumatic testing. As a part of the Data and Control System (DACS) group, this role will focus on the electrical hardware and automation supporting test operations across our rocket factory. 

What you’ll do:  

• Design advanced control and data acquisition systems for various test stands, including panel layouts, power and load analysis, fabrication drawings, and instrumentation lists. 
• Solve a wide range of technical challenges, across broad ranges of timeframe, complexity, cost, and long-term impact. 
• Support test operations and perform related improvements to existing test stands. 
• Gain hands on experience working with control hardware. 

Example projects: 

• Design and build data acquisition cabinets and harnessing for a test stand. 
• Select, integrate, and configure instrumentation on a test stand.  
• Design custom PCBs for reading sensors, operating valves, or controlling actuators on various test stands. 
• Checkout and tune control systems for hydraulic actuators that will test Terran R components. 

Skills/Competencies we're looking for: 

• Current undergraduate or graduate student earning degree electrical, computer, software, aerospace, or mechanical engineering, computer science, or related field. 
• Solid electrical fundamentals. 
• Basic knowledge of common instrumentation, pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTD, flow meters, accelerometers, strain gauges, load cells. 
• Basic knowledge of data acquisition hardware and control systems.
• Experience with software development processes including source control, bug tracking, and design documentation.
• Experience in C/C++ and/or Python. 

We believe varied perspectives & backgrounds strengthen our team. Prior experience in aerospace is not required. 

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a United States Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. 

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. 

The below-range represents Relativity Space’s current good-faith pay scale for this role.  Relativity Space reserves the right to modify or update this range at any time.

Compensation is only one part of our entire total rewards package. To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here: https://px.sequoia.com/relativityspaceHiring Range:$28—$36 USD