Senior Materials & Processes Technical Specialist

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 and NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) team playsa central rolein enabling Terran R to fly re-fly and scale: developing characterizing and inspecting materials and processes across all parts of the vehicle. From welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites the team works at the intersection of innovation and execution balancing performance and reliability with cost quality and schedule. As we move toward first flight and beyond the challenges become more exciting offering opportunities to shape how we design and develop for re-use. With ownership across products systems and disciplines engineers gain broad exposure and drive key decisions across design manufacturing and operations.

About the Role:

• Support core lab operations including M&P prototyping test coupon design and fabrication and test development and documentation
• Serve as the subject matter expert for troubleshooting challenges related to material processing machining and testing
• Share hands-on knowledge and deep technical insights to drive problem resolution across the team
• Mentor and train new team members on skills processes and standards of execution
• Advise and assist the program manager on day-to-day lab operations
• Contribute as a senior member of the Materials Discovery team to ensure overall mission success

About You:

• An Associates Degree in Natural Science Materials or related field
• 10 years of hands-on experience in aerospace high temperature materials processing and testing
• Self-starter with a strong ability to learn quickly and a passion for solving complex technical problems
• Proficient in operating machine tooling to fabricate complex test samples and hardware parts including CNC mills (Prototrack) lathes vertical saws drill presses shears and sandblasters as well as hand-powered tools such as dremels grinders and sanders
• Skilled in composite panel layup fabrication and surface preparation techniques
• Experienced in advanced heatshield composite processing and machining

Nice to haves but not required:

• Skilled in designing 3D drawings prototypes (DXF and STF files) SPACECLAIM design AutoCAD NX Team Center and Warp Drive RTD installation surface prepping Microsoft Office Excel Bilingual forklift operator
• Capable of operating thermal mechanical and chemical testing instruments such as DSC LFA TGA Dilatometer and Instron load frames to perform high precision testing

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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