Propulsion Test Technician (Mechanical)
Company Overview:
Relativity is the first and only company to automate aerospace manufacturing by integrating intelligent robotics, software, and proprietary metal 3D printing technology. Disrupting 60 years of aerospace, Relativity offers a radically simplified supply chain, building a rocket with 100x fewer parts in less than 60 days. Our long-term goal is to upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.
Team:
The Stennis team at Relativity Space is responsible for designing, building, and operating world-class test stands to support the Terran 1 stages, engines, and propulsion components. As part of this team, you will help build and operate massive outdoor test stands at the historic Stennis Space Center on the Gulf Coast, the largest rocket engine test complex in the country. Unique to this location, you will have the opportunity to get hands-on the fully integrated engine and stage assemblies, push the hardware to the limits, and witness rocket engines firing up close and personal! This team is critical to the launch success of Terran 1, among many other firsts!
What you’ll do:
- Ensure that all engine test stand related equipment and services are performed on time and safely
- Run high pressure panels, troubleshoot GSE leaks, torque assemblies, fabricate feed lines, and run data acquisition systems
- Clean tools, valves, regulators, instrumentation and other components
- Troubleshoot engines and test cell systems
- Perform stand and test article functional checks
- Self-starter that performs work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions
- Operate and maintain propulsion test hardware
- Monitor and maintain an inventory of test stand equipment
What you need to know:
- High school diploma or GED
- 1-3+ years of medium to heavy industrial working/maintenance with a good understanding of operations
- Ability to work independently and part of a team and meet aggressive schedules
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs unassisted
- Must be able to stand for extended periods
- Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces
- Knowledge of pressure, temperature, and flow measurement devices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- This position will require occasional night shifts
Nice to haves but not required:
- 5+ years experience working on aerospace engines
- 10+ years experience working on cryogenic rocket propulsion systems
- Experience with test procedures at NASA Stennis Space Center
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual Learning & Development stipend and more!
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.
