COPV Engineer II

2 weeks ago

Long Beach, California, United States Relativity Space Full time
Company Overview:

At Relativity Space, we're pushing the boundaries of innovation in additive manufacturing and aerospace technology. Our mission is to create humanity's industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience.

We're a team of passionate, creative individuals working together to transform our vision into reality. Our journey begins on Earth, where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit.

Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs.

Our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.


Team:
The Stage Engineering Team is responsible for the design, analysis, and validation of our launch vehicle. As a composite pressure vessel engineer, you will be accountable for the ownership of high-pressure gas storage on the rocket as part of a world-class engineering hardware team.

You will work collaboratively with the structures, mechanisms, fluids, avionics, additive, manufacturing, test and loads teams to design and execute a plan for gas storage necessary to successfully launch and recover a rocket.

A high degree of autonomy along with an ability to prioritize work in our fast-paced environment is required. We believe varied perspectives & backgrounds strengthen our team. Prior experience in aerospace is not required.


Key Responsibilities:
You will be a part of developing the architecture for the upcoming Terran R vehicle. You will be responsible for charting the company's path for gas storage on a reusable rocket, both near term and long term.

Some examples of projects you could be working on include:

  • Partnering with third-party vendors in the design and analysis of gas storage COPVs
  • Working with other thermo-fluid engineers on vehicle gas system design and operation
  • Establishing test campaigns for qualification and acceptance of COPVs
  • Performing tests and reviewing data
  • Supporting integration COPVs on the rocket
  • Selecting, vetting, and managing vendors
  • Performing trade studies to improve gas storage solutions for the near future vehicles
  • Assessing long-term COPV design and manufacturing plans


Requirements:
Undergraduate degree in engineering or related field

2+ years of relevant technical experience

Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and success in delivering complex products with minimal guidance

Working knowledge of pressure vessel engineering fundamentals

Working knowledge of fluid and mechanical system design and operation


Nice to Haves:
5+ years of aerospace or mechanical design experience

Experience with COPVs or other composite structures

Experience in a creative and fast-paced development environment

Strong problem solver with great organization skills

Experience with CAD

Experience with launch vehicle systems


What We Offer:
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend, and more. 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.

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