GNC Mission Design Engineer II

ZipRecruiter; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative aerospace company is on a mission to revolutionize space travel and additive manufacturing. Join a dynamic team committed to shaping the future of aerospace technology. In this role, you'll support trajectory design and analysis, ensuring successful customer missions while leveraging cutting-edge software tools. Your expertise in GNC solutions and trajectory design will be pivotal in optimizing launch operations. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where your contributions will help pave the way for interplanetary exploration and make a significant impact in the aerospace industry.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Equity Options

Generous PTO

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

Annual Learning Stipend

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in aerospace GNC or trajectory design.
• Ability to work independently on end-to-end solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support trajectory design and analysis for customer missions.
• Develop software tooling for optimizing launch trajectories.

Skills

GNC Solutions

Trajectory Design

Python

MATLAB

Julia

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Engineering

Graduate Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

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. Our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing push 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:

Relativity's Integrated Performance teams ensure that our products work across all systems and disciplines, from trajectory design to aerodynamics to reliability analysis and beyond. Our groups size the Terran R rocket, design its missions for customer success, reliability, and reusability, and ensure that every system on the rocket and ground is engineered correctly for the demanding environments of launch and entry. Recently, we completed the preliminary design and analysis of Terran R, including Relativity's first-ever work on launch vehicle reusability, spanning advanced trajectory simulations, wind tunnel testing, and structures analysis, among many other projects.

About the Role:

• Support trajectory design and analysis for customer missions throughout the mission lifecycle, including conceptual design, flight safety analysis, and day-of-launch operations.
• Develop and leverage software tooling for optimizing launch and orbital trajectories.
• Lead interdisciplinary design trade analyses to inform key decisions about the vehicle, mission trajectories, or mission ConOps.
• Define and maintain high-level vehicle and trajectory design requirements to inform the overall design process.

About You:

• An undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in engineering or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience working on GNC or trajectory design solutions in aerospace.
• Ability to complete projects with ownership of end-to-end solutions with a high degree of independence.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, Julia, or similar.

Nice to Haves (but not required):

• Prior work in a startup or agile development environment.
• Strong physics and orbital mechanics background.

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: $136,000—$173,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, or other legally protected status.