Integration & Test Engineer II

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

The Integration & Test Engineer II will contribute to and take partial ownership of the Thrust Structure Integrated Assembly, including secondary structures, fluids, avionics, engine installation, and test checkouts before S1 mate. The role drives the assembly’s integration effort through design reviews, work-instruction creation, process and tooling development, and testing. The engineer provides hands-on floor support during build and test, resolves issues in real time, incorporates technician feedback, and advances continuous improvement across hardware flow and processes. They coordinate with Quality Engineering, Fluids Engineering, Production, Avionics, and Supply Chain to communicate schedule needs and drive deliveries for their assembly. The role also involves resolving non-compliance events and authoring test procedures and conducting tests to verify installed hardware health and build integrity.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering.
At least 2 years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment.
Experience authoring work instructions and/or test procedures for building and checking out interdisciplinary structural and fluid assemblies.
Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, and production personnel.
Experience planning and conducting tests of hazardous operations.
Demonstrated ability to define and own a process from scratch and roll it out through effective communication to a diverse team.
Self-starter.

Responsibilities

Contribute to and take partial ownership of the Thrust Structure Integrated Assembly, including secondary structures, fluids, avionics, engine installation, and test checkouts before S1 mate.
Drive assembly integration through design reviews, work-instruction creation, process and tooling development, and testing.
Provide hands-on floor support during build and test, resolving issues in real time and incorporating technician feedback.
Drive continuous improvement across hardware flow and processes.
Coordinate with Quality Engineering, Fluids Engineering, Production, Avionics, and Supply Chain to communicate schedule needs and drive deliveries for the assembly.
Problem-solve non-compliance events during assembly build and test, and manage solutions through completion.
Author test procedures and act as test conductor to verify as-installed hardware health and build integrity.