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:
About the Role:
Propulsion Hardware Development Engineers are responsible for taking the Aeon-R engine from paper designs to highly reliable high-performance hardware. This role requires deep engagement with both the design and production teams to ensure our designs are readily manufacturable and our manufacturing processes are reliable and production-ready. You will also be responsible for developing new manufacturing processes to improve Aeon-R engines and the Terran-R vehicle. You should have strong engineering fundamentals as well as a knowledge of aerospace manufacturing techniques to be an effective Hardware Development Engineer. The role demands close interaction with propulsion hardware including defining build procedures and hands-on build and integration of hardware.
Responsibilities:
- Develop manufacturing processes new techniques and tools to enable high rate productions and increase engine performance
- Work hand-in-hand with the design and analysis teams to simplify our propulsion systems
- Participate in design reviews and lead design for manufacturing (DFM) initiatives
- Design test set-ups coordinate and execute development qualification and acceptance testing of systems and conduct data reviews
- Participate in test failure investigations and implement corrective actions
- Design analyze and procure tooling for piece part manufacturing and system testing
- Create and maintain development build and test schedules
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in a science engineering technology or mathematics field
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience
- Direct experience applying engineering fundamentals in thermodynamics structures fluid dynamics and heat transfer
- Experience with CFD and FEA tools (ANSYS)
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 a science engineering technology or mathematics field
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience
- Direct experience applying engineering fundamentals in thermodynamics structures fluid dynamics and heat transfer
- Experience with CFD and FEA tools
Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—The company offers comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage company-funded HSA contributions mental-health resources and access to One Medical and an EAP. Wellness supports like a stipend and gym discounts reinforce the breadth of care.
- Parental & Family Support—Generous parental leave is paired with a $10000 family-building stipend for fertility and adoption with mentions of a Carrot Fertility partnership. This combination indicates meaningful support across different family needs.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—The stated policy includes 15 PTO days per year with separate sick-time accruals 11 company holidays and 2 personal-choice holidays. This structure provides multiple avenues for planned and unplanned time away.
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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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