relativity
Moonshot Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- United States
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Posted
- 2026-02-18T11:42:15-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering
Requirements
7+ years of experience in design and delivery of complex systems or products
Hands-on design, build, and test experience with hardware and/or software required for prototyping – familiar with or willing to learn CAD, EE/PCB, harnessing, embedded SW, python, test hardware, etc...
Proven track record of delivering tangible hardware or product in highly open ended or ambiguous environments or product spaces
Prior experience at hardware & software early phase technology exploration or innovation labs (i.e.
GoogleX, Skunkworks, etc..)
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit
Compensation & Benefits
$144,000
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$307,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at
accommodations@relativityspace.com
Responsibilities
As part of the 10-person founding team of Dark Matter Labs, you'll be empowered to identify, explore, analyze, prototype, and realize world-changing ideas in space.
This role will allow you to bring your own passions for space as well as explore, find, and prove out new moonshots on the cutting edge of science and engineering.
Moonshot Engineers will be wearing many different hats, from technical leadership, detailed design & analysis, prototype build & testing, vendor management & POs, and other responsibilities necessary to make moonshots a reality.
This role will be expected to take ownership of a handful of moonshots and drive them all the way from an ambiguous "What if..." idea, organizing contributions from other lab members, proving the idea via prototype testing, and finally realizing the idea through design and production of a scaling product.
Likewise, this role will also be contributing directly to a number of other moonshots through technology exploration, detailed analysis, part design, prototype build or testing, and other engineering efforts.
Team
Dark Matter Lab is a high-autonomy innovation lab built for rapid experimentation, deep-tech
prototyping, and bold moonshot thinking. We're a small team of hands-on builders exploring
the edges of what's possible, turning raw ideas into world-changing technologies that could
reshape the future of aerospace and beyond.
Here, there are no roadmaps handed down – only frontiers to navigate. We operate with
speed, embrace ambiguity, and value learning through building. Whether we're developing new