Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - End-to-End Mission Lead

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Staff Spacecraft Responsible Engineer to own end-to-end definition, integration, and delivery of the spacecraft bus and its interaction with mission payloads. You will be the technical and programmatic focal point across budgets, interfaces, and performance budgets.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external bus providers through design, procurement, integration, test, launch, and operations, bringing hands-on systems engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 7+ years of spacecraft systems engineering experience.
• Ability to manage multiple vendors and customers.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems and interfaces.
• Experience leading cross-functional integration and test campaigns.
• Excellent communication and leadership across technical boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end definition, integration, and delivery of the spacecraft bus and its interaction with mission payloads.
• Serve as the technical and programmatic focal point ensuring spacecraft-level requirements, interfaces, and budgets are defined, tracked, and met.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external bus providers through design, procurement, integration, test, launch, and operations.

Skills

Spacecraft systems engineering

Vendor & stakeholder management

Subsystems expertise

Cross-functional leadership

Communication & negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Staff Spacecraft Responsible Engineer to own end-to-end definition, integration, and delivery of the spacecraft bus and its interaction with mission payloads. You will be the technical and programmatic focal point across budgets, interfaces, and performance budgets.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external bus providers through design, procurement, integration, test, launch, and operations, bringing hands-on systems engineering,