Senior Weld Materials Engineer for Reusable Rockets

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a skilled Materials & NDE engineer specializing in weld materials and processes for the Terran R program. You will act as the M&P discipline expert, qualify weld materials for flight, and drive system-level requirements to enable reuse and reliability.

You will collaborate across welding, materials, design and manufacturing teams, develop specs, and push for cost-efficient, high-integrity weld solutions to support rapid manufacturing and ambitious

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant materials engineering experience.
• Experience in process-structure-property-performance problem solving to weld materials.
• Aerospace hardware M&P activities such as material selection and qualification.

Responsibilities

• Be the M&P discipline expert for weld materials & processes.
• Qualify weld materials and products for flight and reuse.
• Drive system-level requirements to qualify welded products for damage tolerance, inspection, flight, and reuse.
• Develop and maintain technical specs and standards for weld materials & processes.
• Collaborate with Weld Engineering, Materials Product Owners, Lab staff, Design and Manufacturing Engineers, and QA.

Skills

Materials engineering

Weld materials

Aerospace M&P activities

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Accountability & teamwork

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering

Tools

AWS D17.1/D17.2 knowledge

Non-destructive evaluation

Design allowable calculations

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a skilled Materials & NDE engineer specializing in weld materials and processes for the Terran R program. You will act as the M&P discipline expert, qualify weld materials for flight, and drive system-level requirements to enable reuse and reliability.

You will collaborate across welding, materials, design and manufacturing teams, develop specs, and push for cost-efficient, high-integrity weld solutions to support rapid manufacturing and ambitious