Propulsion Manufacturing Test Engineer II

About the Team: 

The mission of the Engine Manufacturing department is to deliver high-performing products and innovative manufacturing systems while driving continuous improvements in cost quality and lead time. Through cross-functional collaboration high levels of accountability and a focus on safety we play a crucial role in building our reusable rocket Terran-R. We are responsible for providing design feedback on new hardware iterations pioneering and implementing advanced manufacturing methods and systems and ultimately delivering engine and vehicle hardware for testing prior to launch. Over the past year the Engine Manufacturing Team has successfully developed iterated and delivered processes and hardware for the first Aeon-R development engines. Now we are entering a critical phase: producing flight engines that will pave the way for Terran-R's inaugural launch to orbit.

About the Role:

• Design & Commission new test assets and systems - incorporating fluid mechanical and electrical components – to unlock new capabilities or enhance existing ones.
• Author & Optimize test sequences procedures and operational processes to support first-article development and transition into high-volume production.
• Review & Analyze test data to evaluate Terran-R & Aeon-R component performance.
• Define & Standardize operational requirements and processes to improve safety data quality and test repeatability.
• Plan & Execute projects that improve test capabilities and operational efficiency in a manner that aligns with the Integrated
  Master Schedule (IMS).

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Aerospace Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; or other related discipline. 
• 2+ years of relevant technical experience including: authoring & executing test procedures designing & commissioning complex fluid-mechanical systems or leading failure & anomaly investigations 
• Strong understanding of and ability to apply engineering fundamentals in fluid thermal mechanical and electrical engineering. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of safety standards common test hazards and appropriate mitigations. 
• Ability to find simple innovative solutions for difficult problems and make critical decisions under pressure. 

Nice to haves but not required:  

• Familiarity with Industry Test Standards: e.g. SMC-S-016 MIL-STD-1540D & MIL-STD-810G.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with test automation data acquisition and control systems.
• Knowledge of engine components such as pumps valves regulators check valves as well as electric pneumatic and hydraulic valves actuators and other fluid system components.
• Desire to work hands-on as part of a team in both the development and production phases of a product lifecycle.

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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