Senior Vehicle Build Engineer II — Launch-Ready Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is building the Terran R vehicle to enable rapid launches and advance science and exploration. The Vehicle Build team designs operable processes, defines operations concepts, and ensures cross-functional collaboration across domains to deliver a cohesive system.

The role focuses on verification activities, vehicle lifecycle, and collaboration with manufacturing to scale production. You will travel to test sites as needed and contribute to high-impact work in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong problem-solving and multi-priority management skills.
• Technical aptitude across mechanical, fluids, and avionics disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Balance technical, cost, and schedule constraints; weigh options and propose solutions.
• Own verification activities for integration, test, and launch site checkouts.
• Follow the vehicle lifecycle to ensure quality and process consistency.
• Drive test campaigns and write/review objectives, matrices, and plans.
• Enable manufacturing to scale by owning off-nominal work scope.
• Travel to test and launch sites; may require shifted schedules for milestones.

Skills

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Mechanical

Fluids

Avionics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Relativity Space is building the Terran R vehicle to enable rapid launches and advance science and exploration. The Vehicle Build team designs operable processes, defines operations concepts, and ensures cross-functional collaboration across domains to deliver a cohesive system.

The role focuses on verification activities, vehicle lifecycle, and collaboration with manufacturing to scale production. You will travel to test sites as needed and contribute to high-impact work in a fast-paced