Senior Software Engineer

About the Team:

Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. With decades of experience scaling world-class technology organizations like Google, CEO Eric Schmidt is guiding Relativity into its next phase: advancing Terran R toward launch and building the foundation for long-term impact.

The Terrestrial Software team is building the foundation for an automated rocket factory and integrated launch platform. Their mission is to automate and streamline workflows across the entire lifecycle of Terran R, from raw material intake to launch operations and eventually manufacturing on Mars. Today, that means partnering directly with teams across design, materials, manufacturing, and test and launch to design, implement, and deploy end user enterprise-wide applications, industrial automation, data analytics infrastructure, and next-generation AI to solve real problems and accelerate progress. Long term, the team is laying the groundwork for a modular, scalable software platform that can power highly autonomous operations on Earth and beyond. This is a team for builders and thinkers who thrive on cross-functional impact and want to shape the digital backbone of our future in space.

About the Role:

On the Industrial Automation Software team, you will play a key role in the software development life cycle from initial concept, trade studies, design, implementation, root cause analysis and production ready roll out.

• Follow Agile development practices and implement quality software that is continuously integrated and deployable.
• Solve complex problems using simple, elegant solutions. Your work will power software that operates factory systems, validates development hardware, tests engines, and launches rockets.
• Develop user interfaces that are used across the company from component testing, engine testing, launch control systems, and elsewhere.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related Engineering field (Computer, Software, Electrical, Aerospace) or Computer Science.

• 5+ years of experience in one of more of the following areas:

• Designing and implementing low-level architectures optimized for real-time hardware control.

• Developing responsive user interfaces and data backends to manage safety-critical systems.

• Building comprehensive test and simulation environments

• Proficient in C/C++, Rust, or Go.

• Familiarity with continuous integration and agile methodologies in high-performance environments.

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience with microservices architecture tailored for high-performance, distributed systems.
• Experience managing high-volume, low-latency data flows.
• Knowledge of synchronization primitives, memory management, and systems-level performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deploy safety-critical software with direct hardware interfaces.
• Experience debugging and shipping complex software products across extensive, multi-platform codebases.

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Stennis, Mississippi.