Propulsion Test Specialist: Build, Validate & Optimize

Relativity Space; City of Long Beach (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Generous PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking an Engine Manufacturing/Test specialist in our Long Beach facility to build test assets, commission systems, and deliver flight-ready hardware for Terran-R development engines.

You will author and optimize test procedures, identify and mitigate hazards, and mentor production technicians while collaborating with Engineering to drive Development, Qualification, and Acceptance testing. The role demands hands-on, safety-conscious problem solving.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of relevant technical experience
• Experience authoring and executing test procedures
• Experience building complex fluid-mechanical systems
• Experience operating hazardous equipment with multiple energy sources
• Proficiency with Office software

Responsibilities

• Build & Commission new test assets and systems to unlock capabilities
• Author & Optimize test sequences, procedures, and operational processes to support development
• Identify & Mitigate hazards in a fast-paced test environment
• Mentor & Train production technicians on test equipment
• Plan & Execute test campaigns in collaboration with Engineering to achieve objectives

Skills

Test procedures

Fluid-mechanical systems

Hazardous equipment

Office software

Safety standards

Mentoring

Activity planning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking an Engine Manufacturing/Test specialist in our Long Beach facility to build test assets, commission systems, and deliver flight-ready hardware for Terran-R development engines.

You will author and optimize test procedures, identify and mitigate hazards, and mentor production technicians while collaborating with Engineering to drive Development, Qualification, and Acceptance testing. The role demands hands-on, safety-conscious problem solving.