Senior Robotics Automation and Controls Engineer

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

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About The Position

Relativity Space is hiring a Senior Robotics Automation and Controls Engineer to help lead the technical direction of a growing team expanding automation across its manufacturing organization. The role supports robotic systems already in production and develops permanent factory automation infrastructure. The engineer will work with mechanical, manufacturing, and design engineers to create solutions for diverse applications and processes, contributing to the production of the Terran R launch vehicle. Potential projects include designing and implementing robotic systems for welding, fabrication, material handling, and component inspection; supporting production robots through simulation, offline programming, and deployment; and architecting factory automation solutions to improve the speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency of manufacturing processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience programming Fanuc, Kuka, ABB, or similar robotics control systems, including motion planning, task allocation, and synchronization algorithms for multi-robot systems.
Demonstrated ability to design and implement industrial safety systems, including risk assessments, job hazard analysis, and programming safety PLCs.
Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate technical risks in complex systems.
Experience producing exceptional electrical and pneumatics schematics and work instructions.

Nice To Haves

Experience with factory SCADA and analytics software, such as Inductive Ignition or Grafana.
Experience writing PLC code and developing, activating, and troubleshooting PLCs; Beckhoff is preferred, but Siemens and AB Rockwell are also acceptable.
Experience working with factory SCADA systems such as Inductive Ignition.

Responsibilities

Help lead the technical direction of a growing team expanding automation across the manufacturing organization.
Improve and support robotic systems operating in production.
Design and build permanent factory automation infrastructure.
Partner with mechanical, manufacturing, and design engineers to develop solutions for a range of applications and processes.
Design and implement robotic systems for welding, fabrication, material handling, and component inspection.
Support existing robotic systems through production simulation, offline programming, and deployment.
Architect factory automation solutions to improve manufacturing speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency.