Software Engineer, Operations

Job overview

The Software Engineer, Operations role is onsite in Long Beach, CA. The stated hiring range is $130,000–$196,000 per year. The role supports Relativity Space’s Interplanetary Sciences Program and its Mars 2028 mission. The engineer builds and operates software that mission operators, instrument teams, and partners use to command spacecraft, process telemetry, and disseminate science data. This work helps the mission operate safely and efficiently and supports autonomous science collection.

What you'll do

• Design, build, test, and operate spacecraft commanding tools for command generation, validation, sequencing, and constraint checking
• collaborate with mission operations, GN&C, flight software, instrument, ground systems, and external partner teams
• build automated test suites and validation frameworks
• define and document external interfaces, APIs, and data formats
• automate commanding, telemetry visualization, anomaly investigation, and data pipelines.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

software engineer

operations software

spacecraft operations

mission operations

python

automated testing

telemetry

spacecraft commanding

mars 2028

long beach ca

relativity space

$130k–$196k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive salary and equity
• paid time off and sick leave
• parental leave
• annual learning and development stipend.

Why this role

Critical mission phases require shift work and on-call availability; occasional travel of less than 10% may be required.

About the employer

Relativity Space is hiring for this role. Industry: Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing. Sector: 33.