Senior Vehicle Fluids Product Manager

Visa Hunt; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is building rockets and a factory-driven culture where fluid systems teams own architecture and performance for Terran R. As Vehicle Fluids Product Manager, you will lead the fluids group, guiding design, testing, and operations from concept through flight readiness, with strong collaboration across Propulsion, Structures, GNC, and Avionics.

You will apply fundamental physics and first-principles thinking to solve complex fluid problems while mentoring engineers and accelerating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience across at least 1 aerospace vehicle program lifecycle.
• Proven leadership of high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a fluids product team and align with program milestones.
• Define and schedule stage-level fluid architecture and requirements for flight readiness.
• Lead cross-functional interface definitions with Propulsion/Engine, Structures, GNC, and Avionics.
• Set clear team goals and drive accountability.
• Assist with 1D steady-state thermofluids analysis at system and component levels.
• Define development, qualification, and acceptance testing scopes to reduce technical risk.
• Participate in CONOPS development and operation data reviews for vehicle fluid systems.
• Mentor engineers to ensure fluid system requirements are met.

Skills

Fluid architecture

Thermodynamics

Leadership

Python

MATLAB

C++

Fluid propulsion

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CFD software

Job description

Relativity Space is building rockets and a factory-driven culture where fluid systems teams own architecture and performance for Terran R. As Vehicle Fluids Product Manager, you will lead the fluids group, guiding design, testing, and operations from concept through flight readiness, with strong collaboration across Propulsion, Structures, GNC, and Avionics.

You will apply fundamental physics and first-principles thinking to solve complex fluid problems while mentoring engineers and accelerating