About the Role
As an Avionics Material Planner, you will own material planning for Terran R’s avionics hardware, including flight computers, power distribution units, sensor and data acquisition boxes, and other line-replaceable units. You’ll support these products from development and qualification builds through flight production and into rate, often while designs are still evolving.
Own end-to-end material planning for avionics assemblies, from EEE components, connectors, bare boards, wire, and cable through PCBAs, wire harnesses, and box-level integration hardware.
Collaborate with Avionics Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Integration, Test, and Launch teams to derive material demand from multi-level BOMs and build schedules, influencing decisions across functions without direct authority.
Identify long-lead and high-risk items ahead of formal design release using preliminary BOMs and engineering input, and recommend risk buys, early material authorizations, and buffer strategies, making sound calls with incomplete data and clearly explaining the tradeoffs.
Assess the material impact of engineering changes (ECOs and ECNs) and part revisions, including obsolescence, excess exposure, rework or scrap decisions, and effectivity across builds.
Manage material flow to contract manufacturers and harness suppliers, including consigned and turnkey kitting, shortage tracking, allocation of constrained components, and clear-to-build readiness, while running the build-by-build Material Readiness process under tight deadlines.
Develop avionics material forecasts and planning processes that inform Sourcing strategy, support the transition from NPI to production, and improve MRP automation and accuracy in our ERP platform.
About You
4+ years of experience in material planning, demand planning, or production planning
Direct experience planning avionics or high-reliability electronics hardware in the aerospace, defense, or space industry, such as EEE components, PCBAs, wire harnesses, or electromechanical box-level assemblies
Experience supporting products from NPI or development into production, including planning against changing BOMs and managing engineering change impact across multiple builds
Working knowledge of electronics supply chain dynamics, including component lead times and allocation, obsolescence, MOQs and reels, contract manufacturer kitting, and part substitutions or alternates
Strong understanding of MRP inputs and how MRP functions within ERP systems such as Plex, Infor LN, SAP, or Oracle
Nice to Haves (Not Required)
Familiarity with space-grade or high-reliability part requirements, such as lot and date code control, traceability, screening, and counterfeit prevention
Experience with design release processes and PLM systems, and how they feed ERP
Experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Tableau, or advanced Excel
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. 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 here.
Hiring Range
$100,800—$151,200 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.
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