Science Payload Responsible EngineerScientist

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 Sciences 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:

We are seeking a driven science payload manager to lead the delivery integration and operations support for a science instrument suite. This is a highly technical role for a leader who combines deep technical and scientific competency is confident in making risk-based decisions and has a sense of personal ownership over the success of the instrument from build phase through on-orbit operations.

In this role you will serve as the responsible engineer for working with our partners to ensure the delivered instruments meet or exceed the desired science capability and proceed smoothly and efficiently through environmental testing spacecraft integration commissioning and in-space operations. This role requires you to understand the science and the engineering manage risk proactively make hard decisions under uncertainty own the outcomes communicate clearly to multiple stakeholders and care deeply about the science results. You will need to understand the engineering systems and be an advocate for how they should be designed to support and enable collecting exceptional science on this and future missions. You will operate as part of a fast-moving lean multi-disciplinary team driven by mission success.

About You

• Masters degree in planetary science engineering physics or a related technical discipline
• 3 years experience in science research
• 3 years experience working on a spacecraft payload through multiple phases (e.g. some combination of formulation build testing integration on-spacecraft testing commissioning operations)
• Relentless curiosity and a desire to understand and optimize systems
• Familiarity with Earth and planetary science missions and the unique constraints on instruments (power mass thermal data rate radiation)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to haves but not required

• Experience with planetary science instruments

This position may require occasional travel to partner institutions test facilities and mission integration sites (<10% time). During critical mission phases including launch commissioning and early operations this position will require shift work and on-call availability.

Hiring Range and Leveling

Senior Engineer: 124500 - 170500
Staff Engineer: 150000 - 207000

Leveling and Compensation will be finalized after the interview process based on an evaluation of job-related knowledge and skills education and experience.

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