Propulsion Test Technician I

Company Overview:  

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team:  

The Stennis team at Relativity Space is responsible for designing, building, and operating world-class test stands to support the Terran R 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 was critical to the launch success of Terran 1, among many other firsts!

About the Role: 

As a Propulsion Test Technician, you will perform functions in daily test operations supporting engine testing, building of new test stand facilities, and modifying existing test stands. 

• Perform the installation, operational checkouts, troubleshooting, and maintenance of test stand equipment and hardware
• Fabrication, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of fluid system tubing and hardware
• Assemble, install, checkout, and maintain a wide array of components that include sensors for fluid system monitoring
• Proactively perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions
• Disassembly and precision cleaning of valves, regulators, and other components
• Monitor and maintain an inventory of consumables, tooling, and equipment
• 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
• This position will require occasional night shifts and possible travel

About You:  

Basic experience in medium to heavy industrial maintenance, instrumentation, data and control systems, avionics hardware, and/or mechanical systems OR Associates degree in related mechanical of electrical technical discipline. Each technician has a primary focus area: mechanical or instrumentation. Below are skills needed for all technicians as well as skills necessary for each focus area.

• Ability to operate a wide range of hand and power tools for fabrication operations

Skills needed for each focus area:

• Mechanical:
  • Experience with fluid/pneumatic systems and their components
  • Experience with mechanical components and their systems
• Instrumentation:
  • Experience with electronic circuits and sensor types used to measure temperature, pressure, flow, displacement, and vibration
  • Experience with electronic test equipment, e.g. oscilloscopes, signal generators, and/or multi-meters

Nice to haves but not required:  

• Experience operating industrial warehouse equipment
• Operational understanding of sensor types used to measure temperature, pressure, flow, and displacement
• Experience installing and making repairs to instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and/or avionics systems
• Experience fabricating, installing, and checking out fluid system tubing and hardware

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Stennis, Mississippi.

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.