Staff Network Engineer

Relativity Space • Long Beach, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re seeking a Staff Network Engineer to architect, implement, and maintain the networking infrastructure that powers our large-scale metal additive manufacturing platform. This is a hands-on, systems-level role embedded in a multidisciplinary R&D team that includes robotics, machine learning, data, and software engineers. You'll be responsible for designing and deploying local networks that connect robotic systems, sensors, edge compute devices, and operator interfaces throughout our manufacturing facility. This includes supporting wired and wireless systems, tuning network performance for time-sensitive workloads, and ensuring alignment with our enterprise IT security posture. This is not a traditional IT helpdesk or maintenance role—your focus will be on building systems, collaborating with domain experts, and solving unique real-world networking problems in a production environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and operating network infrastructure in industrial, R&D, manufacturing, or high-performance computing (HPC) environments
• Strong experience with wired and wireless networking technologies, including switch and router configuration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience with Linux-based systems and CLI-driven network configuration and diagnostics
• Proven ability to work on-site in technical environments, collaborating closely with hardware, software, and systems engineers
• Experience supporting industrial or manufacturing environments, including uptime-critical and production-floor networks

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with time synchronization technologies, such as IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP-2008 / PTPv2 and/or IEEE 1588-2019 / PTPv2.1)
• Experience supporting real-time systems, robotics platforms, or deterministic/low-latency networks
• Exposure to ROS, DDS, MQTT, or similar real-time or publish/subscribe messaging frameworks
• Experience with network automation and configuration management tools (e.g., scripting, infrastructure-as-code, or orchestration frameworks)
• Experience designing or supporting high-bandwidth, low-latency video or sensor data platforms
• Experience operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments, including ITAR, CUI, or similar requirements

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance local networks across multiple robotic cells and compute systems
• Collaborate with robotics and infrastructure teams to support deterministic or low-latency communication where needed
• Configure and manage switches, routers, and wireless access points in both experimental and production environments
• Interface with our enterprise IT security team to ensure compliance while enabling local R&D flexibility
• Support network-level debugging, monitoring, and diagnostics
• Own documentation and standardization for networking infrastructure in the facility
• Help scale and adapt the network as new systems come online and data volumes grow

Benefits

• Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees