Senior TPS & Soft Goods Materials Engineer - Reuse Flight

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Materials & Processes Engineer focused on thermal protection systems and non-metallic softgoods for the Terran-R vehicle. Based in Long Beach, CA, you will join a team transitioning from welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites, balancing performance, cost, and schedule.

You will own materials selection, testing plans, and statistical campaigns, collaborating across materials, manufacturing, and reliability to enable reuse and scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in materials science and processes engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, chemistry, or related field.
• Experience with material selection, process development, qualification, damage tolerance, inspections, risk assessments, and failure analysis.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and drive execution in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Be the cognizant M&P engineer of thermal protection systems and non-metallic softgoods for Terran-R flight and reuse.
• Identify qualification envelopes, plan tests, conduct characterization campaigns, and analyze data.
• Develop and maintain technical specifications and engineering standards.
• Drive statistically-driven experimental design and process improvement campaigns.
• Coordinate with materials engineers, laboratory staff, responsible engineers, manufacturing and TPS engineers to enable reuse.

Skills

Materials science

Data analysis

Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in materials science or engineering, chemistry, or related field

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Materials & Processes Engineer focused on thermal protection systems and non-metallic softgoods for the Terran-R vehicle. Based in Long Beach, CA, you will join a team transitioning from welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites, balancing performance, cost, and schedule.

You will own materials selection, testing plans, and statistical campaigns, collaborating across materials, manufacturing, and reliability to enable reuse and scalable