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Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. The Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting growing demand for launch capacity. The Propulsion team is focused on developing and delivering highly performant and manufacturable engines for Terran R, with engineers responsible for the entire lifecycle of their parts from initial design through production to qualification and flight.
This Staff-level role spans several areas depending on skillset and team needs. Core responsibilities include driving engine system architecture and concept-of-operations trades, managing engine interfaces and negotiating requirements to optimize for the vehicle, and supporting engine system development overall. You may additionally support engine system analysis and simulation, engine testing, tool development, and related areas.
As a system-level engineer, you will be expected to coordinate and facilitate amongst other technical teams while bringing deep technical acumen to bear on problems in this highly technical role. You should be capable of leading collaborative projects to completion with minimal oversight, be a self-starter always looking to improve and learn about interfacing systems, and demonstrate ownership and accountability.
The role requires an average of 15% travel to test and launch sites and may occasionally require shifted schedules or weekend work for critical milestones. You will have significant influence on a fast-growing startup and opportunity to make rapid professional gains in an environment that encourages growth and risk-taking.
