Senior Propulsion Engineer, Integrated Design

The Propulsion team at Relativity is focused on developing and delivering highly performant and manufacturable engines for Terran R. Engineers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of their parts, from initial design through production to qualification and flight. The team fosters a culture of bottoms-up decision-making, free from technical gatekeeping, where ownership and accountability are key at all levels. But designing engines with a quarter million pounds of thrust is just the beginning. As the flight configuration enters qualification, the team is now exploring modifications for future engines, including thrust upgrades, new cycles, and design for mass production.

About the Role: The Propulsion Integrated Design team owns the overall layout and packaging of Relativity’s engines, as well as the design and analysis of critical structural and fluids components. As a Responsible Engineer on the team, here are some things you may work on:

Own overall engine layout and packaging, including conducting layout trade studies of different possible engine configurations

Control and release the CAD/eBOM for top-level engine assemblies.

Design and analyze hardware such as the engine gimbal, cryogenic and hot propellant ducting, fluid manifolds, tubing and secondary structures

Lead the development of new methods for manufacturing or testing critical flight hardware to improve performance, reliability, and/or cost

Collaborate closely with our partner teams: Manufacturing, Test and Vehicle Design

About You:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and 5+ 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, but not required:

Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter, specifically

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.)

This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until a qualified candidate is hired.

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:$132,000—$198,000 USD

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

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

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