Senior Factory Test Operations Engineer

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); Presencial; USD 124 000 - 186 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Career development

Resumo da oferta

Relativity Space, Long Beach, is seeking a Senior Factory Test Operations Engineer to plan, execute, and document complex test operations ensuring safe and reliable performance of test systems.

You will develop operational plans with Vehicle Responsible Engineers, create test procedures and automation, and collaborate with design teams to mitigate risks. The role requires leadership in Test Readiness Reviews and hands-on test execution.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience operating complex equipment or comparable technical work.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating safety risks.
• Experience applying engineering fundamentals to troubleshoot electrical and fluid systems.
• Ability to make safety-focused decisions when conditions change.

Responsabilidades

• Develop operational plans with Vehicle Responsible Engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Develop test plans, procedures, automation, and work instructions for safe operations.
• Collaborate with design engineering to mitigate risks related to safety and operability.
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews to assess operational preparedness for testing.
• Execute test operations using manual and computer-controlled systems.
• Support post-test data processing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Conhecimentos

Safety risk assessment

Test operations

Electrical systems

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Bachelors in engineering or physics

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But that’s 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, 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. Nowis a unique moment in time where it’s 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 Senior Factory Test Operations Engineer plans, executes, and documents complex test operations while supporting the safe and reliable performance of test systems. Responsibilities include:

• Develop operational plans in collaboration with Vehicle Responsible Engineers and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Develop test plans, procedures, automation, and work instructions to support safe and repeatable test operations.
• Collaborate with design engineering teams to identify and mitigate risks related to safety, efficiency, reliability, accessibility, and operability.
• Lead Test Readiness Reviews to assess operational preparedness and confirm readiness for testing.
• Execute test operations using manual and computer-controlled systems, applying engineering principles and system knowledge to evaluate unexpected conditions and maintain safe operations.
• Support post-test data processing, operational retrospectives, continuous improvement, test stand design feedback, and the development of team training and certification programs.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience operating complex equipment, planning complex operations, or performing comparable technical work.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and mitigate safety risks associated with equipment or test operations.
• Experience applying engineering fundamentals to troubleshoot electrical and fluid systems and evaluate operational issues.
• Ability to make sound, safety-focused decisions when information is incomplete and operational conditions change.
• Strong attention to detail, professional communication skills, and ability to support a shifted work schedule as required by test operations.

Nice to haves but not required

• Demonstrated ability to take on additional leadership responsibilities as team needs evolve.
• Experience supporting aerospace testing activities.
• Familiarity with cryogenic systems.
• Experience presenting technical information and facilitating meetings.
• Relevant certifications for rigging and lifting equipment.
• Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces, where required by job responsibilities and applicable safety procedures.

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.

$124,000 - $186,000 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.

As set forth in Relativity Space’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.