Spacecraft Systems Responsible Engineer

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 Interplanetary Program was established to expand access to scientific exploration across our solar system. Its mission is to make planetary research faster more affordable and more capable than ever before by rethinking how science missions are designed built and operated. The program aims to enable scientists to send instruments to distant worlds without decades of development or prohibitive costs. By creating a sustainable model for interplanetary exploration we are transforming space science from an occasional event into a continuous process of discovery that accelerates knowledge broadens participation and inspires the next generation of explorers.

About the Role:

As a Spacecraft Systems Responsible Engineer within the Interplanetary Program at Relativity Space you will own the end-to-end definition integration and delivery of the spacecraft bus and its interaction with mission payloads. You will serve as the technical and programmatic focal point ensuring that spacecraft-level requirements interfaces and performance budgets (power mass thermal comm etc.) are properly defined tracked and met throughout the mission lifecycle.

Youll collaborate across internal teams and with external spacecraft bus providers to ensure mission success from design and procurement through integration test launch and operations. This position blends systems engineering vendor management and hands-on mission execution offering a high degree of ownership and impact.

About You:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline
• 7 years of experience in spacecraft or satellite systems engineering integration or mission design
• Proven ability to manage complex systems multiple vendors and customers
• Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems (power thermal comms ADCS propulsion etc.) and their interdependencies
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through integration and test launch campaigns or mission operations
• Excellent communication negotiation and leadership skills with the ability to interface across technical and programmatic boundaries

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience with end-to-end mission development including payload-to-spacecraft integration
• Familiarity with NASA or commercial spacecraft systems engineering processes in an applied / New-Space manner is a plus
• Experience supporting launch and early operations of spacecraft missions
• Prior work with deep-space or interplanetary spacecraft systems

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