Power Systems Engineer II – Launch & Recovery

Relativity Space • Cape Canaveral, FL

71d • $117,000 - $150,000

About The Position

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. But that’s just the start. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Professional experience in the marine or construction industry working with electrical systems, including a combination of analysis/design, field implementation, project management, and project execution.
• Experience applying electrical engineering principles to projects in industrial or infrastructure environments.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with DoD, USAF/USSF, ABYC, and/or NASA standards.
• Prior experience in aerospace (orbital launch vehicle) or marine sectors.
• 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 Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical project construction activities for launch and recovery facilities.
• Work on electrical systems across voltages ranging from 22.5 kV to 120 V.
• Support power generation and control, power distribution and protection, sequencing of operations, and fault recovery.
• Develop construction drawings, requests for proposals, bid packages, bid evaluations, subcontractor selection, and subcontractor management.
• Design electrical systems and provide design requirements for other disciplines, including work in hazardous and marine environments.
• Collaborate with management on the development of recovery systems for the Terran R rocket.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees