Senior Propulsion Hardware Engineer: From Design to Flight

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Parental leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California is seeking a Propulsion Hardware Development Engineer responsible for developing reliable and high-performance hardware for the Aeon-R engine. This role includes engaging with design and production teams to ensure manufacturability and developing new manufacturing processes.

The ideal candidate will have strong engineering fundamentals and over 5 years of experience, with expertise in thermodynamics and aerospace manufacturing. The compensation range for this role is $132,000 to $198,000.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Direct experience applying engineering fundamentals in thermodynamics, structures, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer.
• Experience with CFD and FEA tools like ANSYS.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes and new techniques to enable high rate productions.
• Work with design and analysis teams to simplify propulsion systems.
• Design test set-ups, execute development, qualification, and acceptance testing.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Thermodynamics

Fluid dynamics

Heat transfer

CFD and FEA tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field

Tools

ANSYS

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California is seeking a Propulsion Hardware Development Engineer responsible for developing reliable and high-performance hardware for the Aeon-R engine. This role includes engaging with design and production teams to ensure manufacturability and developing new manufacturing processes.

The ideal candidate will have strong engineering fundamentals and over 5 years of experience, with expertise in thermodynamics and aerospace manufacturing. The compensation range for this role is $132,000 to $198,000.