Senior Propulsion Engineer, Integrated Design

The role

The Propulsion Integrated Design team owns the overall layout and packaging of engines. You will design and analyze critical structural and fluids components.

What you will do

• Own overall engine layout and packaging, including conducting layout trade studies of different possible engine configurations
• Control and release the CAD/eBOM for top-level engine assemblies
• Design and analyze hardware such as the engine gimbal, cryogenic and hot propellant ducting, fluid manifolds, tubing and secondary structures
• Lead the development of new methods for manufacturing or testing critical flight hardware to improve performance, reliability, and/or cost
• Collaborate closely with partner teams: Manufacturing, Test and Vehicle Design

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field
• 5+ relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated project/technical leadership skills
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals in structures, fluids, thermal, and mechanisms
• Experience designing, analyzing, assembling, and/or testing hardware
• CAD skills (any platform)

Nice to have

• Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter, specifically
• Experience in the design of liquid propulsion components and systems
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and commercial tools such as Ansys, Abaqus, or Nastran
• Familiarity with aerospace standards (AS, NAS, SAE, etc.)

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. The company is developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.