Senior Turbomachinery Materials & Processes Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is building the Terran R program and seeks a Materials & Turbomachinery expert to own propulsion materials and processes. You will qualify turbomachinery materials for flight and reuse, develop specifications, and lead experiments across design, manufacturing, and operations to enable reusable propulsion systems.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in materials science or engineering and 5+ years of turbomachinery materials experience, with AM laser powder bed fusion or traditional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in materials science or engineering.
• 5+ years of turbomachinery materials experience.
• Experience with propulsion hardware M&P activities (material selection, qualification, inspections, failure analysis).
• Experience with material qualifications for AM laser powder bed fusion or traditional forming.

Responsibilities

• Own M&P for reusable turbomachinery materials and disciplines.
• Qualify turbomachinery materials and products for flight and reuse.
• Develop and maintain technical specifications and standards.
• Drive design of experiments and process improvement campaigns.

Skills

Materials science

Turbomachinery materials

Propulsion hardware M&P

L-PBF / AM tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in materials science or engineering

Tools

L-PBF equipment

Job description

Relativity Space is building the Terran R program and seeks a Materials & Turbomachinery expert to own propulsion materials and processes. You will qualify turbomachinery materials for flight and reuse, develop specifications, and lead experiments across design, manufacturing, and operations to enable reusable propulsion systems.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in materials science or engineering and 5+ years of turbomachinery materials experience, with AM laser powder bed fusion or traditional