GNC Mission Design Engineer I
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Job Location:
Long Beach, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 119000 - 150700
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 Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) and Performance teams are responsible for defining and analyzing how Terran R flies from liftoff to landing. The work combines a variety of disciplines such as advanced modeling orbital mechanics software development and dynamic systems to optimize every phase of flight. Youll develop flight algorithms simulate trajectories and model Terran Rs dynamic behavior across mission profiles. Whether youre early in your career or a seasoned expert youll have the opportunity to own critical pieces of the system influence design and see your work fly. The department is part of the Integrated Performance team uniting key disciplines to drive performance at every stage of the mission.
About the Role:
- Support trajectory design and analysis for customer missions throughout mission lifecycle including conceptual design flight safety analysis and day of launch operations
- Develop and leverage software tooling for optimizing launch and orbital trajectories
- Lead interdisciplinary design trade analyses to inform key decisions about the vehicle the mission trajectories or the mission ConOps
- Define and maintain high-level vehicle and trajectory design requirements to inform the overall design process
About You:
- Graduating in 2025 with undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in engineering or related discipline
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and intense start-up environment
- Ability to complete projects with ownership of end-to-end solutions with a high degree of independence
- Experience with Python MATLAB Julia or similar
Nice to haves but not required:
- Prior experience working on GNC or trajectory design solutions in aerospace
- Prior work in a startup or agile development environment
- Strong physics and orbital mechanics background
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:
$119000 - $150700 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.
If you need a reasonable accommodation please contact us at .
Key Skills
- Mechanical Design
- SOC
- System Design
- GD&T
- CAD
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Mechanical Engineering
- Perl
- Autocad
- HVAC Design
- Catia
About Company
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company.
