Senior Software Engineer, Industrial Control

Relativity Space

Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
$154,000—$211,000 usd py
On-site
C++ or rust software
Safety-critical hardware
Memory management and ipc
Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Industrial Control team, focusing on building software for safety-critical hardware in rocket development. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in C++ or Rust with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability

Job Summary

  • Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs, with the Terran R vehicle meeting growing demand for launch capacity.
  • The Terrestrial Software team automates and streamlines workflows across the entire lifecycle of Terran R, from raw material intake to launch operations.
  • This role involves designing and maintaining controller processes that run on safety-critical hardware, focusing on fast, deterministic binaries and efficient data transfer.

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Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Industrial Control team, focusing on building software for safety-critical hardware in rocket development. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in C++ or Rust with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability.

Salary

$154,000—$211,000 USD

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • C++ or Rust software
  • safety-critical hardware
  • memory management and IPC
  • real-time execution
  • industrial communication protocols

Nice-to-have

  • real-time OS experience
  • lock-free concurrency patterns
  • time-sensitive networking
  • hardware-in-the-loop setups

Key Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience
  • C++ or Rust software
  • safety-critical hardware
  • real-time or near-real-time execution
  • industrial communication protocols

Work Rights

Not specified

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