# Lead Radar Instrument Engineer at Relativity Space

- Company: Relativity Space
- What the company does: Relativity Space builds reusable rockets that make access to space more reliable and routine—empowering science, exploration, and innovation beyond our planet. Backed by General Catalyst, Y Combinator and Lux.
- Company website: http://relativityspace.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply by: 2026-12-11
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/relativity/jobs/8920590002?gh_jid=8920590002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/relativity-space-lead-radar-instrument-engineer/

## About the role

You'll be the technical lead and responsible engineer for a wideband UHF shallow radar sounder for a Mars orbiter mission, owning the instrument from design through spacecraft integration, calibration, and commissioning. The instrument operates in two modes: a sounder mode that measures subsurface layer reflections and a radiometer mode that measures the temperature of subsurface layers over a wide footprint. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of experience in electrical hardware development, such as software defined radios, radar transceivers, or sophisticated digital processors
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage radar system performance budgets
- Experience with analysis and modeling of radar returns and radar performance
- Experience implementing radio or radar transceivers as software-defined radios
- Field testing, flight testing, or spaceflight experience with radio or radar transceivers

Tags: Interplanetary

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