Relativity Space
Company Overview
Relativity Space aims to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America’s leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Our long-term vision is to create humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life. On Earth, we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R is our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, designed to accelerate design, testing, and development while minimizing costs, with groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushing the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing. Your journey with us is about shaping the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us to transform this vision into reality.
About the Team
Relativity’s Integrated Performance teams ensure products work across all systems and disciplines—from trajectory design to aerodynamics to reliability analysis. Our groups size the Terran R rocket, design its missions for customer success, reliability, and reusability, and ensure every system on the rocket and ground is engineered for the demanding environments of launch and entry. Recently, we completed the preliminary design and analysis of Terran R, including Relativity’s first work on launch vehicle reusability, spanning advanced trajectory simulations, wind tunnel testing, and structures analysis among other projects.
The Dynamics team addresses launch vehicle and ground system loads, vibration, shock, acoustics, and separation and landing simulations on the Terran R program. We collaborate with Flight Sciences, Stage Engineering, Propulsion, Avionics, Test and Launch teams to develop tools, test levels, and loads on time and budget while meeting technical requirements. A high degree of autonomy and the ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment are required.
About the Role
Analyze vibration, shock, and acoustic data and models to generate or verify specification levels and component loads, and to develop insights into vehicle and engine dynamic behavior Architect and analyze Terran R dynamic systems such as stage separation, payload fairing separation, and landing Build, execute, and validate Coupled Loads Analyses (CLA) at the stage and vehicle level, including relevant tool development and automation Proactively work with hardware Responsible Engineers (REs) to ensure results are consistent with analysis assumptions and to resolve dynamics issues across vehicle, ground, and test teams Develop and execute tests to support dynamic systems development and qualification, including hands-on work like test article integration, instrumentation setup, data processing, and model validation Support vibration and shock testing of components Collaborate with partner teams in Flight Sciences to develop and ingest aerodynamic, acoustic, engine, and separation forcing functions
About You
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field Experience solving structural dynamics or vibration response problems Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language
Nice to Have, but Not Required
Graduate degree (MS) in engineering or related field Hands-on experience with testing, instrumentation, and data analysis at the component and system levels Experience with high-speed instrumentation and signal processing related to vibration, shock, and pressure Experience with vibration analysis software like Nastran, VA One, Wave6 Experience with Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA) and/or Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) analysis Familiarity with liquid rocket engines, launch vehicle structural and/or fluid systems, aerospace aerodynamics
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend and more.
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.
The below-range reflects Relativity Space’s current good-faith pay scale for this role. Relativity Space reserves the right to modify or update this range at any time. Compensation is only one part of the total rewards package. For additional benefits and perks, please visit our careers page. Hiring Range: $110,000 — $140,000 USD
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Relativity Space aims to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America’s leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Our long-term vision is to create humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life. On Earth, we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R is our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, designed to accelerate design, testing, and development while minimizing costs, with groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushing the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing. Your journey with us is about shaping the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us to transform this vision into reality.
About the Team
Relativity’s Integrated Performance teams ensure products work across all systems and disciplines—from trajectory design to aerodynamics to reliability analysis. Our groups size the Terran R rocket, design its missions for customer success, reliability, and reusability, and ensure every system on the rocket and ground is engineered for the demanding environments of launch and entry. Recently, we completed the preliminary design and analysis of Terran R, including Relativity’s first work on launch vehicle reusability, spanning advanced trajectory simulations, wind tunnel testing, and structures analysis among other projects.
The Dynamics team addresses launch vehicle and ground system loads, vibration, shock, acoustics, and separation and landing simulations on the Terran R program. We collaborate with Flight Sciences, Stage Engineering, Propulsion, Avionics, Test and Launch teams to develop tools, test levels, and loads on time and budget while meeting technical requirements. A high degree of autonomy and the ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced environment are required.
About the Role
Analyze vibration, shock, and acoustic data and models to generate or verify specification levels and component loads, and to develop insights into vehicle and engine dynamic behavior Architect and analyze Terran R dynamic systems such as stage separation, payload fairing separation, and landing Build, execute, and validate Coupled Loads Analyses (CLA) at the stage and vehicle level, including relevant tool development and automation Proactively work with hardware Responsible Engineers (REs) to ensure results are consistent with analysis assumptions and to resolve dynamics issues across vehicle, ground, and test teams Develop and execute tests to support dynamic systems development and qualification, including hands-on work like test article integration, instrumentation setup, data processing, and model validation Support vibration and shock testing of components Collaborate with partner teams in Flight Sciences to develop and ingest aerodynamic, acoustic, engine, and separation forcing functions
About You
Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field Experience solving structural dynamics or vibration response problems Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language
Nice to Have, but Not Required
Graduate degree (MS) in engineering or related field Hands-on experience with testing, instrumentation, and data analysis at the component and system levels Experience with high-speed instrumentation and signal processing related to vibration, shock, and pressure Experience with vibration analysis software like Nastran, VA One, Wave6 Experience with Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA) and/or Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) analysis Familiarity with liquid rocket engines, launch vehicle structural and/or fluid systems, aerospace aerodynamics
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend and more.
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.
The below-range reflects Relativity Space’s current good-faith pay scale for this role. Relativity Space reserves the right to modify or update this range at any time. Compensation is only one part of the total rewards package. For additional benefits and perks, please visit our careers page. Hiring Range: $110,000 — $140,000 USD
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