Materials Characterization Specialist

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 40 - 52

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 & 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:

Serve as materials characterization subject matter expert for activities related to thermal chemical and powder characterization techniques
Operate & maintain thermal chemical and powder characterization equipment to support testing across production research and development and failure analysis
Develop characterization processes to expand our in-house testing capabilities
Communicate technical data to engineering customers and determine best practices for data output and reporting
Work with team of skilled technicians and engineers to execute materials testing

About You:

Associates degree in materials science and engineering chemistry or related field
10 years of experience related to thermal chemical and powder characterization

Nice to haves but not required:

Bachelors degree in material science and engineering chemistry or related field
Expertise in ASTM standards for materials testing in thermal chemical and/or powder areas
Experience with aerospace materials including high strength aluminum nickel alloys copper alloys titanium refractories polymers/adhesives and/or composites
A desire to establish and foster strong interdisciplinary relationships across the company

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:

$40.80 - $52.80 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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