Senior Weld Materials Engineer for Reusable Rockets

Relativity Space

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 124,000 - 186,000

Full time

8 days ago
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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

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