Manager, Environmental Test

Strong understanding of environmental testing operations, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing of aerospace or avionics hardware

Experience supporting qualification and acceptance testing for flight hardware using structured test procedures and specifications Background in lab operations, production support, scheduling coordination, and cross-functional execution within fast-paced development environments Strong communication and organizational skills, capable of coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, integration, and executive teams

Experience driving operational improvements, asset utilization, and process standardization within technical laboratory environments

Familiarity with aerospace environmental test standards such as SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-1540, DO-160, or similar

Experience supporting production-rate environmental screening and acceptance testing of avionics hardware

Understanding of instrumentation, data acquisition systems, fixturing, and test setup development

$130,000

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$178,000 USD

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As the Environmental Test Lab Manager, you will play a critical role in leading the execution and scaling of Relativity’s avionics environmental test operations in support of Terran R development and production

You will oversee daily operations across vibration, shock, and thermal test laboratories, ensuring efficient execution of qualification test procedures (QTP) and acceptance test procedures (ATP) for launch-critical avionics hardware

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and guiding a growing team of test technicians and specialists while driving operational excellence across lab scheduling, asset utilization, test readiness, and process standardization

You will partner closely with Avionics Design, Manufacturing, Integration, Quality, and Test Engineering teams to ensure hardware is tested safely, efficiently, and in alignment with aggressive program milestones

Your expertise in laboratory operations, test execution, and continuous improvement will be essential in identifying bottlenecks, improving throughput, and implementing scalable systems and processes that support both development and production-rate testing

Your leadership will directly contribute to vehicle reliability, production readiness, and successful launch execution

The Avionics team is responsible for all aspects of the electrical design on the rocket, from electronics, interconnects, associated mechanical design, testing and initial production. This team's scope includes the flight computers, power systems, RF systems, PCB design, autonomous flight safety systems, and telemetry. This team works on complex electrical systems that require modularity and flexibility, and are critical to the successful launch of Terran R, and beyond!