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Salary: USD 104,000 - 156,000 / annual
Relativity Space is developing the Terran R vehicle, a 3D-printed rocket designed to deliver customer payloads to orbit. The company is building both the rocket and the manufacturing infrastructure to support it, with a target first launch in 2026.
The Propulsion team owns the design and development of the Aeon-R engine systems from concept through launch and reuse. The Propulsion Integrated Design team specifically owns the overall layout and packaging of the engines, as well as the design and analysis of critical structural and fluids components.
As a Propulsion Design Engineer II (Responsible Engineer), you will have significant technical ownership and leadership responsibilities. Your work will include:
- Owning overall engine layout and packaging, including conducting layout trade studies of different possible engine configurations
- Controlling and releasing CAD/eBOM for top-level engine assemblies
- Designing and analyzing hardware such as the engine gimbal, cryogenic and hot propellant ducting, fluid manifolds, tubing, and secondary structures
- Leading the development of new methods for manufacturing or testing critical flight hardware to improve performance, reliability, and/or cost
- Collaborating closely with Manufacturing, Test, and Vehicle Design teams
You will work in a fast-paced environment where autonomy, ownership, and impact are valued at every level. The role offers the opportunity to see your work come to life in record time and to shape decisions that affect the product, process, and culture.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering field
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience
- Demonstrated project/technical leadership skills
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals in structures, fluids, thermal, and mechanisms
- Experience designing, analyzing, assembling, and/or testing hardware
- CAD skills (any platform)
**Nice to haves:**
- Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
- Experience in the design of liquid propulsion components and systems
- Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and commercial tools such as Ansys, Abaqus, or Nastran
- Familiarity with aerospace standards (AS, NAS, SAE, etc.)
