Compensation Overview

Company Overview: 

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America’s leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team: 

The launch operations team is a part of the Cape Canaveral launch site and is primarily responsible for the operational aspects of vehicle integration, payload integration, pad operations, countdown operations, recovery, and reusability. In the last year, the launch operations team was primarily focused on the final integration, checkouts, and execution of flying Terran 1. This includes everything from completing the vehicle final build to clearing the range of aircraft and vessels for launch to being the key operators in the countdown operation. In the last six months, the team has been supporting our team in Stennis with engine testing development and execution. In parallel, the team is working hand in hand with engineering teams on the design and build of critical infrastructure to support Terran R.

About the Role:

As a member of the Launch Fluids team, you will be responsible for the design, fabrication, operation, and maintenance of the launch pad and support facilities for Terran R. Engineers at the Terran R launch site work in concert with operations engineers, test engineers, and technicians to generate ground support equipment requirements, manage projects (cost, schedule, resources), activate systems, and provide troubleshooting both in the control room and at the launch pad.

• Design launch pad fluids infrastructure, including 3D modeling, fluids and pipe stress analysis, fabrication drawings, fluids P&IDs, component lists, and detailed work instructions
• Supervise the construction activation & commissioning, and initial operations of these facilities
• Solve technically challenging problems across a variety of disciplines under varying programmatic pressures
• Support other Relativity ties and manufacturing sites with travel up to 25%

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field and minimum 4 years of combined engineering experience is required.
• Prior experience in aerospace is not required
• Varied perspectives & backgrounds strengthen our team
• Strong engineering fundamentals in thermal and fluid analyses
• Working knowledge of fluid components such as valves, regulators, and instrumentation
• Demonstrated ability to work in high pressure environments and meet aggressive deadlines
• Ability to understand and develop fluid P&IDs (Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagrams) and technical drawings for a large-scale launch pad and supporting ground equipment
• Experience with 3D modeling software packages (NX, Creo, Solidworks, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated customer service excellence and ability to communicate highly effectively in verbal/written form with internal and external customers
• Experience with various industry standards (ASTM, ASME, NASA, DoD, NFPA, API, and SAE)

Nice to haves but not required: 

• You should still apply even if you don’t have all of these!
• Experience safely operating complex fluid systems, including high pressure gas, cryogenic fluids, flammable liquids and gases, and hydraulics
• In-depth knowledge of launch vehicle ground support equipment and operations, including cryogenic tanks, pumps, valves, instrumentation, or related experience
• Demonstrated proficiency with ANSYS and other piping analysis software (Caesar, Bentley Autopipe, etc.)
• Experience Working with DOD, USAF, and NASA personnel

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend and more! 

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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.