Design Criteria Engineer II

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 139000 - 177000

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:

Relativitys Integrated Performance teams ensure that our products work across all systems and disciplines from trajectory design to aerodynamics to reliability analysis and beyond. Our groups size the Terran R rocket design its missions for customer success reliability and reusability and ensure that every system on the rocket and ground is engineered correctly for the demanding environments of launch and entry. Recently we completed the preliminary design and analysis of Terran R including Relativitys first-ever work on launch vehicle reusability spanning advanced trajectory simulations wind tunnel testing and structures analysis among many other projects.

As a Design Criteria Engineer you will be responsible for identifying ways to improve emerging and existing designs and ensure that hardware and concepts of operation meet or exceed short youll be the glue between our analysis test certification and design teams helping to connect the technical dots and solve problems across our vehicle programs. To be successful in this role you must be able to synthesize productivity for the program from the myriads of abstract problems and constraints facing an in-development launch vehicle. This will require an element of leadership and interfacing between teams.

About the Role:

Engage with vehicle design and partner teams (Integrated Performance Test Launch Materials NDE Manufacturing Supply Chain) to drive optimized designs while shepherding them through the design review process verification testing and part release
Collaborate with responsible engineers throughout the entire design process ensuring design criteria are properly considered in the development of hardware
Own and lead Design Criteria Reviews with design teams and responsible engineers
Provide guidance and approval of qualification and acceptance test campaigns in preparation for flight
Build modify or eliminate engineering tools process and standards to support an efficient product-focused culture for Terran R

About You:

An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field and 2 years relevant experience
Demonstrated experience with verification and qualification of aerospace structures
Knowledge of industry standards and their applicable requirements for structures pressurize hardware liquid rocket engines etc. (NASA Space Force AIAA)
Hands-on experience in the design integration test and operation of space vehicles or large complex systems

Nice to haves but not required:

History of taking an aerospace product from concept to production
Experience performing cross-functional engineering and integration for systems subject to complex requirements
Experience in mechanical engineering design and analysis

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:

$139000 - $177000 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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