Jobs at Relativity Space

Leads materials and process engineering for hybrid aerospace manufacturing. Encodes metallurgy, process windows, material models, and manufacturability constraints into DFM systems. Develops WAAM, directed energy deposition, CNC, and hybrid process guidance; characterizes microstructure, defects, stresses, and properties; and conducts hands-on validation through coupons, testing, heat treatment, NDE, and metallography. Owns qualification plans and design allowables aligned with NAVSEA and MMPDS requirements while collaborating with software, design, production, quality, and suppliers.

Own manufacturing and test integration for rocket mechanisms from design release through vehicle integration. Develop assembly flows, mBOMs, work orders, specifications, tooling, and workcenter processes. Support production floor operations, resolve discrepancies, lead root-cause and corrective actions, improve manufacturability, and mentor manufacturing engineers. The role covers interdisciplinary mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic assemblies for reusable launch vehicle hardware.

Serve as the primary escalation point for Linux infrastructure issues across engineering. Provision and maintain Linux laptops, workstations, servers, and lab systems; manage authentication, access, patching, backups, health checks, storage, performance, and capacity. Troubleshoot complex system, network, and service issues, triage requests, and maintain peer-reviewed configuration-management code in an infrastructure-as-code environment.

Supports the design, documentation, construction, commissioning, and handoff of mechanical infrastructure systems for manufacturing and office facilities. Responsibilities include HVAC, plumbing, process gas, cryogenic, and specialized system design; engineering calculations; equipment sizing; AutoCAD and Revit documentation; code compliance reviews; contractor coordination; site inspections; troubleshooting; and project scheduling, budgeting, risk assessment, startup, and commissioning.

Develops machining process plans, SOPs, inspection plans, and fixturing designs for aerospace components. Improves manufacturing processes, advises on design for manufacturability, defines inspection and GD&T requirements, and investigates nonconforming hardware to identify root causes and corrective actions. Collaborates with engineering and design teams to improve part designs, manufacturing methods, and production quality.

Develops and validates thermal systems for Terran R launch vehicles, including insulation, heaters, thermal protection, and environmental conditioning. Performs component, subsystem, and vehicle-level thermal analyses; supports tool development, automation, testing, instrumentation, data processing, stage testing, and flight operations. Collaborates with design and hardware engineering teams to resolve thermal challenges and meet system requirements.

Facilitates new-hire orientation, leadership development, and internal training across virtual, in-person, and hybrid formats. Supports program managers with scheduling, attendance tracking, materials, communications, documentation, vendor coordination, and stakeholder collaboration. Assists with internal events, facility tours, and speaking engagements while adapting delivery to varied audiences and learning styles.

Designs, analyzes, tests, and supports manufacturing of primary and secondary rocket structures for Relativity Space’s Terran R vehicle. Responsibilities include developing structural load paths, sizing flight hardware, reviewing loads and material properties, releasing drawings, supporting hardware test campaigns, and owning components from requirements through production using CAD and structural-analysis tools.

Design, analyze, fabricate, operate, and maintain Terran R launch pad propellant and gas infrastructure. Responsibilities include fluid system design, thermal and fluid modeling, pipe stress analysis, fabrication drawings, P&IDs, component specifications, work instructions, and supervision of facility construction, activation, commissioning, and initial operations. The role requires solving complex multidisciplinary engineering challenges in a high-pressure aerospace launch environment.

Develops and owns nondestructive evaluation methods for additively manufactured rocket hardware. The role covers feasibility studies, probability-of-detection and qualification plans, drawing requirements, inspection process improvement, and cross-functional integration with additive manufacturing, materials, machining, supply chain, factory automation, and leadership teams.

Owns reliability and quality processes across rocket design, manufacturing, testing, and launch operations. Responsibilities include design standardization, DFM, configuration control, work instruction reviews, in-process build verification, nonconformance management, as-built verification, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, inspection initiatives, and process development. The role collaborates closely with engineering, additive manufacturing, production, test, and launch teams to establish scalable quality systems for the Terran R launch vehicle.

Design, analyze, fabricate, operate, and maintain Terran R launch-pad propellant and gas infrastructure. Responsibilities include fluid-system modeling, pipe-stress analysis, drawings, instrumentation diagrams, component lists, work instructions, facility construction activation, commissioning, and initial operations. The role also requires hands-on hardware problem-solving, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and technical leadership in high-pressure launch environments.

Performs engineering trade studies and analysis for Terran R flight performance, develops and maintains simulation and analysis software, and collaborates cross-functionally across Vehicle Engineering. The role involves launch vehicle and space systems analysis, trajectory design and optimization, communicating technical recommendations, and improving software tooling using languages such as Python, Julia, Rust, and C++.

Lead the end-to-end engineering of a wideband UHF radar sounder and radiometer for a Mars orbiter. Own system design, performance and power budgets, waveform and signal-processing implementations, hardware development, calibration, testing, spacecraft integration, licensing, and commissioning. Coordinate RF, digital, power, mechanical, firmware, software, and science teams while personally executing design and analysis.

Own global category and supply strategies, including sourcing events, should-cost models, supplier-base design, negotiations, MSAs, supplier performance, supply assurance, and risk mitigation. Partner with engineering, finance, and operations leaders on procurement plans, contracts, and approvals. Drive category KPIs, supplier consolidation, and cost optimization while mentoring sourcing specialists and leading cross-functional initiatives.

Owns manufacturing process development and production integration for Paint and Thermal Protection System materials on the Terran R rocket. Responsibilities include build-flow design, first-build support, mBOM and work-order creation, specification authoring, shop-floor issue resolution, process capability improvements, safety coordination, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, reliability, supply chain, and external partners.

Own reliability and quality initiatives across rocket design, manufacturing, testing, and launch operations. Responsibilities include design standardization, DFM, configuration control, work-instruction review, process development, build verification, nonconformance management, as-built verification, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, inspection automation, and quality documentation. The engineer collaborates with engineering, additive manufacturing, production, test, and launch teams to establish scalable processes and first-time quality practices.

Own composite assembly manufacturing from design release through vehicle installation. Develop lamination, trimming, drilling, bonding, assembly, grounding, and repair processes; support first builds, mBOMs, work orders, specifications, and shop-floor issue resolution. Partner with engineering, reliability, supply chain, suppliers, and production teams to improve manufacturability, quality, scalability, and production processes for Terran R aerospace hardware.

Design and implement robotic automation and controls systems for aerospace manufacturing, including welding, fabrication, material handling, and inspection applications. Support production robots through simulation, offline programming, and deployment. Architect factory automation solutions that improve speed, quality, reliability, and efficiency. Develop industrial safety systems, assess technical risks, create electrical and pneumatics schematics, and collaborate with mechanical, manufacturing, and design engineers.

Owns Terran R vehicle RF systems, including architecture trades, link budgets, frequency planning, antenna coverage analysis, RF hardware development, integrated testing, and anomaly investigations. Establishes RF analysis standards, leads cross-disciplinary technical work, and mentors junior engineers. The role requires extensive flight-system RF experience, hands-on test equipment use, electromagnetic simulation, and Python or MATLAB automation.