Vehicle Fluid Systems Engineer — Equity & Impact

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary & equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Vehicle Fluid Systems Engineer to own the fluid subsystem architecture and its integration across design, analysis, and flight operations. You will apply fluid thermodynamics, system operations, and hardware experience to guide validation and manufacturing decisions.

You will collaborate with propulsion, manufacturing, and software teams on-site at our Long Beach factory in California.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 8+ years of experience with fluid systems.
• Strong fundamentals in system design, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.
• Experience with one or more modeling tools for internal compressible/incompressible analyses.
• Proficiency in Python for scientific computing and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the vehicle fluid subsystem architecture and schematics, including system control scheme and sizing.
• Conduct fluid and thermal analyses and system sizing.
• Lead design and manufacturing reviews for systems and hardware.
• Define and support test objectives and campaigns to validate design and system performance.

Skills

Python programming

Fluid systems engineering

Thermodynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Fluid modeling tools

Thermal modeling tools

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Vehicle Fluid Systems Engineer to own the fluid subsystem architecture and its integration across design, analysis, and flight operations. You will apply fluid thermodynamics, system operations, and hardware experience to guide validation and manufacturing decisions.

You will collaborate with propulsion, manufacturing, and software teams on-site at our Long Beach factory in California.