Relativity
Overview
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. You’ll solve problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where you can leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, while Terran R becomes tangible and momentum builds. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us. About the Team: The Systems Engineering team ensures that Terran R comes together as a cohesive, high-performing, and scalable system. One team focuses on building tools and processes to manage requirements, track decisions, and mitigate risk, enabling faster, more informed development across the program. Engineers work across domains to understand complex problems, identify solutions, and implement them with deep technical knowledge, not just documentation. The other team focuses on the vehicle itself, working across teams to ensure all subsystems of Terran R function together as intended, reducing technical risk and driving informed decisions at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle. Engineers are empowered to lead high-impact efforts, from major test campaigns to console operations during launch, and are trusted to drive improvements across fluids, structures, avionics, and more. Regardless of team, you’ll be part of a high-visibility, high-impact department at a pivotal moment in the program, where decisions today on trades, architecture, and process will shape not just the first launch, but the long-term trajectory of Relativity. About the Role: 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. Responsibilities Develop the Systems Engineering tools and methodology roadmap, aligning the needs of various disciplines 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, setting expectations, making progress visible, and ensuring processes are effective Provide engineering expertise to solve technical problems at all levels As a Senior level Systems Engineer, you will work collaboratively within the Systems Engineering team to achieve the above responsibilities, while also working autonomously on certain aspects. Qualifications 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 resolve ambiguity and drive projects to completion. Ideally, you have experience in: Systems Engineering, Verification and Validation (V&V), and Requirement Management, Vehicle Configuration Management, Launch Vehicle certification, and a proven track record completing projects in a highly collaborative environment. On a weekly basis, you will develop processes and tools, support design teams, and collaborate with IT and DevOps. You will also use strong organizational skills to manage documentation and communication of actions, recommendations, and decisions. About You: Senior: An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field 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 with Jira or equivalent workflows and automation Experience writing automation scripts in Python or other languages Experience applying modern systems engineering practices and tools Experience applying written and oral communication skills Nice to have, but not required: 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) Compensation and Equal Opportunity Relativity Space is committed to transparency and fairness in compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors. Compensation is one part of our total rewards package, which includes competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. To see benefits, please visit our site. Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Hiring Range:
$142,000 - $181,500 USD How to Apply
Application steps and required fields are listed below. All information collected is used for recruiting purposes and will be handled in accordance with our policies.
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At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. You’ll solve problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where you can leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, while Terran R becomes tangible and momentum builds. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us. About the Team: The Systems Engineering team ensures that Terran R comes together as a cohesive, high-performing, and scalable system. One team focuses on building tools and processes to manage requirements, track decisions, and mitigate risk, enabling faster, more informed development across the program. Engineers work across domains to understand complex problems, identify solutions, and implement them with deep technical knowledge, not just documentation. The other team focuses on the vehicle itself, working across teams to ensure all subsystems of Terran R function together as intended, reducing technical risk and driving informed decisions at every stage of the vehicle lifecycle. Engineers are empowered to lead high-impact efforts, from major test campaigns to console operations during launch, and are trusted to drive improvements across fluids, structures, avionics, and more. Regardless of team, you’ll be part of a high-visibility, high-impact department at a pivotal moment in the program, where decisions today on trades, architecture, and process will shape not just the first launch, but the long-term trajectory of Relativity. About the Role: 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. Responsibilities Develop the Systems Engineering tools and methodology roadmap, aligning the needs of various disciplines 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, setting expectations, making progress visible, and ensuring processes are effective Provide engineering expertise to solve technical problems at all levels As a Senior level Systems Engineer, you will work collaboratively within the Systems Engineering team to achieve the above responsibilities, while also working autonomously on certain aspects. Qualifications 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 resolve ambiguity and drive projects to completion. Ideally, you have experience in: Systems Engineering, Verification and Validation (V&V), and Requirement Management, Vehicle Configuration Management, Launch Vehicle certification, and a proven track record completing projects in a highly collaborative environment. On a weekly basis, you will develop processes and tools, support design teams, and collaborate with IT and DevOps. You will also use strong organizational skills to manage documentation and communication of actions, recommendations, and decisions. About You: Senior: An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field 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 with Jira or equivalent workflows and automation Experience writing automation scripts in Python or other languages Experience applying modern systems engineering practices and tools Experience applying written and oral communication skills Nice to have, but not required: 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) Compensation and Equal Opportunity Relativity Space is committed to transparency and fairness in compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors. Compensation is one part of our total rewards package, which includes competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. To see benefits, please visit our site. Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Hiring Range:
$142,000 - $181,500 USD How to Apply
Application steps and required fields are listed below. All information collected is used for recruiting purposes and will be handled in accordance with our policies.
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