Data & Control Systems Engineer Intern

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At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About The Team The Test teams design, build, and operate the infrastructure needed to test nearly every part of Terran R across all of our Relativity Space sites. This approach provides engineers and technicians with exposure to the entire product lifecycle across a wide range of part sizes and complexities. The scope and scale are significant, with test stands capable of handling millions of pounds of force. Team members lead multiple projects in parallel, avoiding silos and gaining broad technical experience without needing a background in aerospace. With high-impact campaigns ahead, including thrust structure and stage 2 testing, now is the time to join. You won’t just execute, but you’ll help shape and scale the test infrastructure required to meet the demands of a rapidly growing launch program.

About The Role

• Design, integrate, and test acquisition hardware, instrumentation, and cameras used to support and control our Terran R rocket test stands
• Beckhoff PLCs or similar
• Pressure transducers, temperature sensors, flowmeters, level switches, accelerometers, solenoid valves, VFDs, heaters, etc.
• IP, SDI, and CoaXPress cameras
• Design and maintain electrical systems for use in hazardous areas
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers and technicians to support and execute projects
• Gain hands-on experience with control hardware, data acquisition equipment, and instrumentation integration
• Solve diverse technical challenges that vary in complexity, scope, and long-term impact
• Collaborate on projects such as building DAQ cabinets, configuring instrumentation, and developing actuator control systems

About You

• Pursuing Bachelors in either Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related engineering discipline
• Demonstrated electrical engineering fundamental knowledge
• Demonstrated capability in completing a complex project, coordinating with others and meeting deadlines
• Collaborative, curious, and eager to gain hands-on experience building and improving test stand hardware and controls
• No previous aerospace experience is required

Nice To Haves But Not Required

• Familiarity with data and control systems (SCADA, PLC’s, NI, Beckhoff, etc.)
• Familiar with integrating sensors and actuators such as pressure transducers, RTDs, strain gages, thermocouples, solenoid valves, accelerometers, microphones, etc.
• Familiar with communications methods such as Ethernet, EtherCAT, CAN, and Modbus.
• Experience using AutoCAD Electrical
• Experience designing custom PCBs and using tools such as Altium Designer.
• Programming skills for data acquisition and control systems (e.g., Python, MATLAB, TwinCAT, or C/C++).
• Familiarity with actuator systems, including hydraulic, pneumatic, or electromechanical controls.

Stennis Space Center and Cape Canaveral internships will require your own transportation. 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. "