Vehicle Fluids Product Manager: Lead Fluid Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO

Sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Vehicle Fluids Product Manager to lead the fluid system architecture across the Terran R vehicle. You will guide hardware design, system analysis, manufacturing, validation and flight operations with deep domain expertise in thermofluids and complex systems.

You and your team will collaborate with Propulsion, Structures, GNC, and Avionics to ensure flawless integration, while mentoring engineers to meet fluid requirements and milestones in a fast-paced, integrated

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of aerospace vehicle program lifecycle experience.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering hardware.
• Strong background in fluid systems, thermodynamics and heat transfer.
• Experience with fluid/thermal modeling tools and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high‑performing fluids product team and align with program milestones.
• Define and schedule the stage‑level fluid architecture and documentation for testing and flight readiness.
• Lead cross-functional interface definitions with Propulsion/Engine, Structures, GNC, and Avionics teams.
• Set clear team goals and drive accountability across the group.
• Assist with sizing and 1D thermofluids analysis at system and component levels when needed.
• Define development, qualification, and acceptance testing scopes to reduce risk.
• Participate in CONOPS development and operation data reviews for vehicle‑level fluid systems.

Skills

Leadership

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

First principles thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Vehicle Fluids Product Manager to lead the fluid system architecture across the Terran R vehicle. You will guide hardware design, system analysis, manufacturing, validation and flight operations with deep domain expertise in thermofluids and complex systems.

You and your team will collaborate with Propulsion, Structures, GNC, and Avionics to ensure flawless integration, while mentoring engineers to meet fluid requirements and milestones in a fast-paced, integrated