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# Manager, Vehicle Software Infrastructure

- **Company:** Relativity Space, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $206,000.0 - $282,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Software Debugging, Linux, Fault Tolerance, Formal Verification, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Test Execution Engine
- **Published:** June 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c6fd1f0b-a47c-4f18-88eb-3dd2bd29607b

## About the Role

* 10+ years of Software Engineering Experience with 4+ years of experience in a leadership role
 * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field
 * Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams delivering successful Software Infrastructure on complex, cross-functional projects
 * Strong communication and organizational skills, capable of coordinating across engineering, Ground Software, integration, and executive teams
 * Experience driving operational improvements, asset utilization, and process standardization within technical laboratory environments
 * Proven ability to scale engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and conducting performance reviews
 * Deep experience debugging complex system issues and driving root cause analysis in test or production environments
 * Familiarity with systems assurance concepts such as redundancy, fault tolerance, or formal verification

Nice to haves but not required:

 * Prior Space industry experience

## Description

The Vehicle Software team develops the safety-critical software that runs on Terran R. The work spans a distributed, real-time control system operating under extreme conditions like Mach 5 atmospheric flight, with a deployment pace that allows you to see your code run on rocket engines daily. The team is building new system architecture from the ground up and just as importantly, testing, releasing, and deploying it. You don't need an aerospace background: what matters is experience with high-reliability software for complex systems. This is a rare opportunity to shape the foundation of Terran R's software stack while directly influencing performance, reliability, and flight success., * Lead the design, development, and maintenance of mission-critical, Linux-based software infrastructure for command, telemetry, simulation, and test automation systems

 * Build and evolve tools and systems that support test execution across multiple environments including virtualized hardware, HIL/SIL setups, and integrated vehicle-in-the-loop testing
 * Collaborate across engineering functions (e.g. avionics, ground software, flight software) to align on deliverables, integration points, and operational readiness
 * Mentor/coach VSI engineers while providing a second set of technical eyes ensuring processes are being leveraged to help burn down technical risk
 * Look broadly at existing infrastructure and the interfaces between ground and vehicle software and recommend tools and process updates to increase robustness and tool performance


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