Vehicle Integration & Test Engineer Intern

RippleMatch Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is building the Terran R rocket and a cutting-edge factory, offering engineers hands-on roles to shape hardware and processes. The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures and enabling rapid iteration through collaboration and real-time feedback.

As an integration and test contributor, you will support build sequencing, BOMs, and documentation while working with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality hardware

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience through labs, projects, internships, or extracurricular hardware teams (e.g., rockets, robotics, Formula SAE)
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, manufacturing, and production teams
• Curious and self-motivated, with a track record of taking initiative and driving tasks forward
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly

Responsibilities

• Assist integration and testing of rocket subassemblies with guidance from experienced engineers.
• Assist the development of mBOMs, work orders, and build flows for repeatable integration.
• Collaborate with engineers and technicians to resolve integration challenges and ensure quality.
• Support scalable processes and documentation across ERP, MES, and QMS systems.
• Gain exposure to structures, fluids, avionics while hands-on with hardware in a fast-paced setting.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Collaboration

Self-motivated / initiative

Fast-paced work style

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering or related field

Job description

At Relativity Space,we’rebuilding rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Butthat’sjust the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here,you'renot just executing tasks;you'resolving problems thathaven’tbeen solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whetheryou’rein propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function,you’llcollaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the storieswe’rewriting together. Now is a unique moment in timewhereit’searly enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team

The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures. Thisisn’tabout turning the same bolt every day;it’sabout building the systems to build the rocket. Engineers and technicians work side by side, with deep collaboration and real-time feedback, to shape how we build better and faster. With a manifest and a launch date,it’sup to the team to deliver on Terran R: solving challenges in real time,optimizingforscale, and constantly improving processes. As the vehicle evolves, so will the factory, with opportunities to apply automation, machine learning, and advanced technologies. What we build here sets the blueprint for the future of scaled launch.

About the Role

• Contribute to the integration and testing of rocket subassemblies by supporting build sequencing, test planning, and documentation under the guidance of experienced engineers

• Assistwith the development ofmBOMs, work orders, and build flows to enable efficient and repeatable product integration

• Partner with engineers and technicians to resolve integration challenges and ensure high-quality hardware delivery

• Support the establishment of processes, tools, and documentation that will scale with production, including ERP, MES, and QMS systems

• Gain exposure to a wide range of subsystems (structures, fluids, avionics) while working hands-on with hardware in a fast-paced environment

About You

• Actively pursuing abachelor's or master'sdegree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or related field

• Demonstrated hands-on experience through labs, projects, internships, or extracurricular hardware teams (e.g., rockets, robotics, Formula SAE)

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across engineering, manufacturing, and production teams

• Curious and self-motivated, witha track recordof taking initiative and driving tasks forward

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly

Nice to Haves but Not Required

• Experience supporting hardware integration or test efforts in a lab, internship, or team setting

• Familiarity with aerospace subsystems such as structures, high-pressure fluids, or avionics

• Exposure to authoring or following test procedures, instrumentation setup, or basic troubleshooting

• Background in process improvement or documentation for manufacturing or test environments

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.