Staff Stage Development Engineer

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 176000 - 225500

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 Systems Engineering team ensures that Terran R comes together as a cohesive high-performing and scalable system. Within the department one team focuses on building tools and processes to manage requirements track decisions and identify and mitigate risk - enabling faster more informed development across the program. Engineers work across domains to understand complex problems identify solutions and implement them all with deep technical knowledge not just documentation. The other team focuses on the vehicle itself working across teams to ensure all subsystems of Terran R function together as intended burning down technical risk and driving informed decisions at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle. Engineers are empowered to lead high-impact efforts from major test campaigns to console operations during launch and are trusted to drive improvements across fluids structures avionics and more. Regardless of which team youre on youll be part of a high-visibility high-impact department at a pivotal moment in the program where decisions made today on trades architecture and process will shape not just the first launch but the long-term trajectory of Relativity.

About the Role:

Balance the technical cost and schedule constraints; weighing options investigating scenarios and proposing solutions
Interact coordinate and influence all aspects of the vehicle design. This includes: Hardware Software Structures Avionics Propulsion Integration Test Operations Manufacturing Shipping
Act as systems integration function by performing requirements decomposition and developing vehicle system & unit level design verification activities
Develop and maintain the system & stage level Interface Control Documents
Balance the program risk posture through risk adjudication & mitigation planning activities
Own the stage through qualification acceptance and hotfire test campaigns by writing test objectives test matrices and test plans
Develop manage and execute operational plans and vehicle level CONOPs during test hotfire and launch campaign
Ability to travel to our test & launch sites and may additionally require shifted schedules or weekend work for critical milestones

About You:

Bachelors degree in engineering or related field and 8 years of relevant experience
Experience leveraging technical aptitude and basic understanding of all functional disciplines (Mechanical Fluids and & Electrical engineering)
Experience in design manufacturing assembly and testing of complex aerospace systems
Leadership or coordination experience in a multidisciplinary engineering project and demonstrated ability to lead by influence and collaborate with technical owners
Experience leveraging strong problem-solving skills and a demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice to haves but not required:

Graduate degree in engineering or related field and 10 years of relevant experience
Act with ownership demonstrating a high level of responsibility over the resulting outcomes
Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical problems into simple concepts for a broader audience

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:

$176000 - $225500 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