Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

11h

About The Position

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will collaborate with team members across the organization while contributing to the development of Relativity’s engineering processes and tools to enable the design, development, certification, and flight of the Terran R launch system.

Requirements

Senior: An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field and 5+ years relevant experience
Experience performing cross-functional engineering and integration for complex systems
Experience solving difficult problems with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Proven track record of contributing to project completion
Experience workflows and automation within Jira or equivalent
Experience writing automation scripts in Python or other languages
Experience applying expertise in modern systems engineering practices and tools
Experience applying written and oral communication skills
self-motivated
adaptable
able to contribute significantly to a fast-paced integrated vehicle program
able to resolve ambiguity and drive projects to completion
Systems Engineering, Verification and Validation (V&V), and Requirement Management experience, Vehicle Configuration Management, Launch Vehicle certification as well as a proven track record completing projects successfully in a highly collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree (MS/PhD) in engineering or related field and 10+ years of experience
Hands-on experience in the design, integration, test, and operation of complex systems
History of taking complex products from concept to production
Strong desire to learn new subjects to solve difficult and often ambiguous challenges
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Responsibilities

Develop the Systems Engineering tools and methodology roadmap, helping align the needs of various disciplines and the overall project from development to launch
Build, continuously improve, or eliminate engineering processes to support an efficient, product-focused culture
Prototype, implement, and rollout processes, tools, and automation that enable better design and test collaboration across the company
Manage the vehicle design and development processes from beginning to end, ranging from working with department leaders on setting expectations, making progress visible, and ensuring the processes are effective
Provide engineering expertise to solve technical problems at all levels.
Developing processes and tools
Supporting design teams
Working collaboratively with IT and DevOps
Use your strong organizational skills to properly manage the documentation and communication of your actions, recommendations, and decisions.