About the Role
You'll own the compute hardware from architecture through bring up — there's no hand-off to another team mid-stream. You pick the components, you design the board, you're the one powering it on and debugging it with the software team
Design the compute boards that deliver ≥10 TFLOPS of processing power for onboard AI/ML inference and science data processing within the Relay Data Center, owning the hardware from schematic capture through board-level validation
Architect and implement power delivery networks for high-complexity carrier boards, including 500W+ multi-rail designs with tight sequencing integrating GPU or CPU compute modules onto custom PCBs with high-speed coherent interconnects
Define thermal interface requirements (power dissipation budgets, junction temperature limits, interface material selection) and hand off specifications to the mechanical team, who own the thermal and packaging solution
Design and validate high-speed memory interfaces (HBM, DDR5), PCIe Gen 4/5 chip-to-chip links, and 10 GbE+ Ethernet connections to the payload network, along with board-level power monitoring, current limiting, and radiation upset recovery circuitry
Lead hardware bringup and board-level validation. Diagnose and resolve issues hands-on while collaborating closely with the software engineers who are building the software environment on top of your hardware
About You
BSEE with 5+ years designing and bringing up high-speed digital compute boards, ideally with direct exposure to GPU, HPC, or modern accelerator platforms
Proficient in high-speed digital PCB design principles: multi-GHz signaling, dense BGA escape routing on high layer count stackups, and signal integrity analysis through both simulation and measurement
Strong command of power integrity and power delivery network design, including multi-rail architectures, power management IC selection, voltage sequencing, and board-level current limiting
Strong working experience with high-speed serial interface design, analysis and debug, particularly PCIe Gen 4/5 topology, configuration, and Ethernet
Nice to haves but not required
Experience writing basic firmware for hardware bring up and validation
Hands-on embedded systems debug skills that let you move between careful pre-fab analysis and fast, practical problem-solving on the bench
Experience with COTS hardware for space applications, including radiation awareness, component derating, and upset mitigation techniques (ECC memory scrubbing, watchdog/reset architectures)
Hands-on experience with physical PCB layout, particularly for complex, high-layer-count boards with dense BGA packages
Familiarity with thermal management at the board and system level, including junction temperature modeling, thermal interface material selection, and collaborating with mechanical engineers on packaging solutions for high-TDP modules
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
$175,000—$263,000 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.
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