Apprentice Propulsion Test Technician

Relativity Space; Mississippi; Presencial; USD 32.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Equity

Descripción de la vacante

Relativity Space is seeking an Apprentice Propulsion Test Technician for the Stennis, Mississippi test facilities. You will support engine testing, help build and modify test stands, and work with mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical systems to ensure flight readiness.

The role requires basic industrial maintenance experience, an associate degree in a related discipline, and ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and work varying shifts.

Formación

• Experience in medium to heavy industrial maintenance, instrumentation, data and control systems, avionics hardware, or mechanical systems.
• Associates degree in related mechanical or electrical technical discipline required.
• Ability to operate a wide range of hand and power tools for fabrication operations.

Responsabilidades

• Support daily engine test operations and build/modify test stands.
• Install, checkout, troubleshoot, and maintain test stand equipment and hardware.
• Fabricate, install, troubleshoot, and maintain fluid system tubing and hardware.
• Assemble and maintain sensors for fluid-system monitoring and data collection.
• Follow procedures and test instructions; ensure safety and quality in work.
• Disassemble and clean components; manage inventory of consumables and tooling.

Conocimientos

Industrial maintenance

Instrumentation

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Tool use

Educación

Associates degree in related mechanical or electrical technical discipline

Herramientas

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Sensors (temp/pressure/flow)

Fluid system tubing

Descripción del empleo

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven't been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you're in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you'll 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 we're writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Stennis Test team designs, builds, and operates Relativity's propulsion and stage test stands. Team members are hands-on with large-scale, complex systems including fully integrated engines and stage assemblies, pushing hardware to the limits and directly contributing to flight readiness. The work is fast-paced and highly operational, ideal for those with backgrounds in aviation, automotive, manufacturing, offshore operations, industrial systems, construction, or adjacent industries. You'll work in a close-knit, dynamic environment where collaboration between technicians, operators, and engineers is not only encouraged, but expected. As the company scales, the Stennis Test team becomes even more critical to unlocking our next phase of growth: proving out full-stage systems and paving the way for routine, reliable flights of Terran R.

About the Role:

As an Apprentice Propulsion Test Technician, you will perform functions in daily test operations supporting engine testing, building of new test stand facilities, and modifying existing test stands.

Perform the installation, operational checkouts, troubleshooting, and maintenance of test stand equipment and hardware

Fabrication, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of fluid system tubing and hardware

Assemble, install, checkout, and maintain a wide array of components that include sensors for fluid system monitoring

Proactively perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions

Disassembly and precision cleaning of valves, regulators, and other components

Monitor and maintain an inventory of consumables, tooling, and equipment

Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs unassisted

Must be able to stand for extended periods

Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces

This position will require occasional night shifts, weekends and possible travel

About You:

Basic experience in medium to heavy industrial maintenance, instrumentation, data and control systems, avionics hardware, and/or mechanical systems OR Associates degree in related mechanical of electrical technical discipline. Each technician has a primary focus area: mechanical or instrumentation. Below are skills needed for all technicians as well as skills necessary for each focus area.

Ability to operate a wide range of hand and power tools for fabrication operations

Skills needed for each focus area:

Mechanical:

Experience with fluid/pneumatic systems and their components

Experience with mechanical components and their systems

Instrumentation:

Experience with electronic circuits and sensor types used to measure temperature, pressure, flow, displacement, and vibration

Experience with electronic test equipment, e.g. oscilloscopes, signal generators, and/or multi-meters

Nice to haves but not required:

Experience operating industrial warehouse equipment

Operational understanding of sensor types used to measure temperature, pressure, flow, and displacement

Experience installing and making repairs to instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and/or avionics systems

Experience fabricating, installing, and checking out fluid system tubing and hardware

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 Stennis, Mississippi.

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:
$23.27 - $34.90 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 [e-mail] .

Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.