Job Description
At Relativity Space we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function you’ll collaborate across teams shape decisions and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product the process and the culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Materials & NDE Engineering team is responsible for the development characterization and inspection of materials across the Terran R launch vehicle. We specialize in rapid implementation of material systems through robust internal testing capabilities and first principles driven qualification approaches. We have recently made our first primary structure barrel supported introduction of next generation powder additive alloys in the Aeon-R engine and developed 100% in-cell NDE inspection capabilities for WAAM manufactured hardware.
About the Role:
- Lead the Stage Materials and Processes Engineering team as the accountable M&P leader for development design manufacturing and reuse of Relativity’s primary structures mechanisms and fluid systems products
- Define team expectations roles & responsibilities goals priorities and communication channels
- Collaborate with key stage partner teams and leaders across the product lifecycle: designers analysts METLab weld NDE manufacturing quality and supply chain
- Drive technical direction and strategy for Stage M&P continuously providing feedback to the team and key partners
- Fight to keep Terran-R on track through manufacturing dispositions appropriate risk mitigation and root cause/corrective action
- Set the bar for both leadership and technical excellence across the team
- Support annual operating plan and organizational activities (budget headcount staffing)
- Foster an empathetic supportive accountable honest and communicative team culture
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering or related field
- 4+ years of relevant materials & process engineering experience
- Experience with general materials and processes activities such as M&P qualification failure analysis experimental design and allowables development
- Demonstrated ability to lead with technical excellence empathy and inclusivity across a diverse team
- Accountable collaborative and biased towards action
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience across the entire launch vehicle programmatic lifecycle
- Experience with all stage products (primary structures mechanisms and fluid systems)
- Experience across all stage materials and processes (aluminum nickel-based stainless steel FSW arc fusion welding structural composites etc)
- Experience with all stage M&P engineering disciplines (fatigue and damage tolerance corrosion tribology oxygen compatibility etc)
At Relativity Space we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity a generous PTO and sick leave policy parental leave an annual learning and development stipend and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer please visit here.
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.
If you need a reasonable accommodation please contact us at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in materials science materials engineering or related field
- 4+ years of relevant materials & process engineering experience
- Experience with M&P qualification failure analysis experimental design and allowables development
- Demonstrated ability to lead with technical excellence empathy and inclusivity
- Accountable collaborative and biased toward action
- Experience across the entire launch vehicle programmatic lifecycle
- Experience with primary structures mechanisms and fluid systems
- Experience across stage materials and processes (aluminum nickel-based stainless steel FSW arc fusion welding structural composites)
- Experience with stage M&P disciplines (fatigue and damage tolerance corrosion tribology oxygen compatibility)
Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—Health coverage is described as comprehensive including medical dental vision company‑funded HSA mental‑health resources One Medical access an EAP and wellness perks.
- Parental & Family Support—Family-building support includes generous parental leave and a $10000 stipend for fertility or adoption with added offerings like adoption assistance and post‑leave return‑to‑work support.
- Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits—Everyday benefits such as complimentary lunches and snacks visiting food trucks wellness stipends gym discounts team events and learning stipends enhance the overall package.
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What We Do
Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket Terran R will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Why Work With Us
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up.
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05/13/2026
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