Environmental Test Specialist, Vibration, Second Shift

The role

You will execute acceptance, qualification, and development testing on Terran R hardware. This role involves operating electromechanical shaker systems and troubleshooting vibration test setups.

What you will do

• Set up and execute vibration acceptance, qualification, and development tests
• Operate electromechanical shaker systems and understand their major components
• Troubleshoot vibration test setups, control issues, instrumentation problems, and fixture-related concerns
• Install, configure, and validate accelerometers and other test instrumentation
• Understand vibration control systems and identify abnormal test or system behavior
• Work closely with engineering teams to communicate test status and support test execution
• Work safely around high-voltage systems, high-pressure systems, and cryogenic environments
• Document and communicate test configurations, observations, issues, and results

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on vibration testing experience
• Strong working knowledge of vibration control systems and vibration test equipment
• High proficiency with accelerometers, instrumentation, data acquisition, and measurement equipment
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot vibration test setups, control problems, instrumentation, and test fixtures
• Working knowledge of electrical theory and electrical systems
• Working knowledge of thermal principles and their impact on hardware and test environments
• Strong computer skills and ability to work with test control, data acquisition, and technical software
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills
• Comfortable working hands-on with complex test hardware in a dynamic test environment

Nice to have

• Technical or vocational training
• Aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability hardware testing experience
• Mechanical shock testing
• Acceleration testing
• Acoustic testing
• Environmental qualification testing of aerospace or flight hardware
• Test fixture setup, evaluation, or troubleshooting
• Experience supporting development, qualification, and acceptance test campaigns

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy
• Parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend

About the company

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. They are developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.