Vehicle Hardware Test Engineer (Fluids)

Relativity Space • Long Beach, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will support the development and qualification of fluid system hardware for the TerranR launch vehicle. You will help translate design requirements into effective test strategies while iterating on hardware designs based on test results. Your work will ensure fluid system components are robust, well-understood, and ready for integration into the broader vehicle architecture

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or an equivalent engineering discipline
• 2+ years of fluid systems and fluid system architecture
• Experience developing and executing aerospace qualification test programs (e.g., SMC-S-016 or similar specifications)
• Experience designing or operating with fluid system components such as fittings, seals, valves, regulators, and associated system testing
• Familiarity with FEA tools for evaluating structural margins

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a fast-paced start-up and/or launch vehicle environment

Responsibilities

• Iterate on hardware designs and supporting analysis based on learnings found in testing
• Design mechanical test fixtures to support component and system-level hardware testing
• Translate hardware designs, industry test standards, system requirements, and design criteria into actionable qualification and development test campaigns
• Accelerate the team’s ability to test hardware by clarifying test processes, capabilities, and limitations, and by developing creative solutions to testing challenges
• Support the execution, troubleshooting, and interpretation of hardware test campaigns
• To succeed in this role, you will bring a solid foundation in fundamental physics and the ability to apply first-principles thinking to complex problems. You are self-motivated, adaptable, and thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative vehicle development environment

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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level