Senior Propulsion Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago

Long Beach CA USA, United States Relativity Space Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Propulsion Systems Engineer to join our Stage Fluids and Components team at Relativity Space. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing and analyzing fluid systems that ensure reliable and efficient operation of our Terran R launch vehicles.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct trade studies to produce architectures and designs that satisfy system requirements
  • Sizing at the system and component level
  • Detailed fluid and thermal analyses including system performance prediction and characterization using a variety of analytical methods
  • Create tools to enhance our team's analysis capabilities and streamline workflow
  • Participate in design and manufacturing reviews
  • Own and lead test campaigns to validate system design and performance
  • Anchor models with data from test and launch
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field
  • 5+ years of experience working with fluids systems
  • Strong experience applying engineering fundamentals in system design, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer
  • Experience with one or more fluid or thermal modeling tools for internal compressible and incompressible analysis
  • Experience with programming languages such as Matlab, Python, or C++
  • Experience applying engineering fundamentals to solve real, complex hardware problems
About You

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced engineer who thrives in ambiguity and is able to lead their own projects into completion. A high degree of drive and autonomy is required. You must be flexible to changes in strategic direction and willing to push your understanding and intuition to ensure we as a company are producing the best possible product.

What We Offer

At Relativity Space, we offer a competitive salary and equity package, 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 our website.

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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