Staff Materials & Processes Engineer - Fluid Systems

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced M&P engineer to own launch vehicle fluid systems for Terran R. You will qualify materials and processes for flight and reuse, and develop technical specifications and standards.

Collaborate with materials, laboratory, manufacturing, and QA teams to drive design, analysis, and process improvements as Relativity scales manufacturing and reuse of parts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of relevant materials and processes experience (note: leveling is flexible based on candidate’s background)
• Experience with general M&P activities, such as material selection, process development, qualification, damage tolerance, inspections, risk assessments, and failure analysis
• A core commitment to accountability, collaboration, and execution
• A desire to establish and foster strong interdisciplinary relationships across the company
• An authentic, introspective, and inclusive mindset towards technical, interpersonal, team growth, and development
• Passion to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment on constantly iterating products + processes, driving big impact on program needs as we ramp manufacturing rate + achieve reuse

Responsibilities

• Be the cognizant M&P engineer of launch vehicle fluid systems
• Qualify fluid system materials and processes for flight and reuse
• Develop, implement, and maintain technical specifications and engineering standardsDrive statistically-driven experimental design and process improvement campaigns
• Interface with:
• Materials engineers to identify, define, and fill critical technology gaps
• Laboratory staff to characterize materials and processes
• Fluid system responsible engineers to support materials selection, design and analysis, qualification, failure analysis, flight, and reuse
• Manufacturing engineers to develop processes, troubleshoot issues, and enable cost & rate while maintaining performance
• Quality assurance and supply chain to ensure subcontractor compliance and reliability
• Relativity + Customer Fracture Control Boards to achieve vehicle reuse
• Leadership to develop technical roadmaps, elevate risks, and overcome roadblocks

Skills

Materials science

Engineering

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Accountability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in materials science/engineering

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced M&P engineer to own launch vehicle fluid systems for Terran R. You will qualify materials and processes for flight and reuse, and develop technical specifications and standards.

Collaborate with materials, laboratory, manufacturing, and QA teams to drive design, analysis, and process improvements as Relativity scales manufacturing and reuse of parts.