Staff Materials & Processes Engineer, Structural Composites

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 161000 - 206800

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll 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 were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the team:

The Materials and NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) team plays a central role in enabling Terran R to fly re-fly and scale: developing characterizing and inspecting materials and processes across all parts of the vehicle. From welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites the team works at the intersection of innovation and execution balancing performance and reliability with cost quality and schedule. As we move toward first flight and beyond the challenges become more exciting offering opportunities to shape how we design and develop for re-use. With ownership across products systems and disciplines engineers gain broad exposure and drive key decisions across design manufacturing and operations.

About the role:

Research trade and select composite material and processes for structural applications
Identify qualification envelopes form test plans and execute characterization campaigns
Develop implement and maintain technical specifications and engineering standards
Drive statistically-driven experimental design and process improvement campaigns
Interface with:
- Materials engineering staff to identify define and fill technology gaps
- Laboratory staff to characterize materials and processes
- Designers to support materials selection allowables development and analysis
- Manufacturing engineering to improve processes troubleshoot issues and facilitate operations
- Quality assurance to drive specification compliance and process audits
- Product engineering to lead failure analyses and root cause and corrective action campaigns
- Leadership to elevate risks and overcome roadblocks

About you:

Bachelors degree in materials science or engineering or related field
8 years of experience relevant to the competencies listed below
A strong commitment to accountability collaboration and execution
A desire to establish and foster strong interdisciplinary relationships across the company
An authentic introspective and inclusive mindset towards technical interpersonal and team growth and development

Nice to haves but not required:

Experience with carbon fiber reinforced structural composite material and process systems
Prior knowledge of structural composite characterization testing standards and processing
Experience developing composite design allowables (e.g. CMH-17)
Expertise in statistical experimental design and process control
Leveling is flexible please see other posting levels for expectations

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.

Hiring Range:

$161000 - $206800 USD

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.

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Required Experience:

Staff IC