Staff Vehicle Systems Engineer

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

11h

About The Position

As a Staff 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. Projects and responsibilities include the following: 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. As a Staff level Systems Engineer, you will be expected to perform the above responsibilities autonomously, requiring little oversite. To be successful in this role, you should be self-motivated, adaptable, and able to contribute significantly to a fast-paced integrated vehicle program. You should also be able to resolve ambiguity and drive projects to completion. Ideally, you have experience in: 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. On a weekly basis, you will be developing processes and tools, supporting design teams, and working collaboratively with IT and DevOps. You will also use your strong organizational skills to properly manage the documentation and communication of your actions, recommendations, and decisions.

Requirements

An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field and 10+ 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

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.

Benefits

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

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