Senior Design Criteria Engineer, Relativity Space

$139-177k

+ Equity

Python
JIRA
Confluence
Atlassian
Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

Office located in Long Beach, CA

Relativity Space

Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets

Open for applications

Relativity Space

Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAerospace

Open for applications

$139-177k

+ Equity

Python
JIRA
Confluence
Atlassian
Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

Office located in Long Beach, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAerospace

Company mission

To upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.

Role

Who you are

  • An undergraduate degree in engineering or related field, and 7+ years relevant experience
  • Experience performing cross-functional engineering and integration for systems subject to complex requirements
  • Experience in mechanical engineering design and analysis

Desirable

  • A graduate degree (MS/PhD) in engineering or related field, and 10+ years relevant experience
  • Hands-on experience in the design, integration, test, and operation of space vehicles or large complex systems
  • History of taking an aerospace product from concept to production
  • Experience administrating Atlassian platforms like Confluence and Jira
  • Experience with tools/methods development and data analysis in Python or similar

What the job involves

  • As a Design Criteria Engineer, you will be responsible for evaluating and guiding engineering designs from concept through qualification and to flight
  • In short, you’ll be the glue between our analysis, test, certification, and design teams, helping to connect the technical dots and solve problems across our vehicle programs
  • Partner with groups across the company such as Flight Sciences, Structures, Fluids, Propulsion, Avionics, Launch, and Test to help foster Design Criteria methodologies minimizing overdesign
  • Collaborate with responsible engineers throughout the entire design process, ensuring design criteria are properly considered and applied in the development of hardware
  • Own and lead Design Criteria Reviews with various design teams and responsible engineers
  • Provide guidance and approval of qualification and acceptance test campaigns in preparation for engine and stage testing and flight
  • Develop methodologies to combine loads while considering various environmental inputs
  • Derive flight hardware specific inputs from flight sciences and vehicle operations to enable robust hardware designs on an efficient timeline
  • Build, modify, or eliminate engineering tools, process, and standards to support an efficient, product-focused culture for Terran R

Our take

Relativity Space has set out to build humanity’s multiplanetary future with its innovative 3D printed rockets. The company is at the forefront of software-defined manufacturing, combining 3D printing, AI, and autonomous robotics to create the “factory of the future.” By utilizing 3D printing, Relativity has simplified its supply chain, building rockets in less than 60 days that require 100x fewer parts.

The company has completed its flagship Terran 1 rocket and has begun its initial round of test flights. While the first launches technically failed, as the rocket failed to reach orbit, the attempt is still classified as a resounding success as the rocket managed the highest stress state inflicted on the rocket, Max-Q. The company is set to test the Terran 1 rocket again, before moving on to its Terran R rocket. While the company faces competition against SpaceX, Relativity Space’s cheaper and accelerated building process is well set to be a fierce competitor.

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Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Nov 2023

$20m

SERIES F

Jun 2021

$650m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.4bn

Company benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Additional stipend for employee wellness
  • 401(k)
  • Equity
  • 11 company holidays & generous PTO
  • Monthly lunches, game nights, holiday celebrations, and offsite events
  • Generous parental leave and provide a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building benefits
  • $2,000 annual learning stipend
  • Constant training opportunities, company Lunch and Learns, and access to industry conferences

Company values

  • AUDACITY - Challenge convention in pursuit of an expansive future
  • RELENTLESSNESS - Focus on achieving intentionally meaningful results
  • WONDER - Approach the world with awe and a deep desire to create
  • HUMANITY - Expand possibilities for the human experience in this world – and beyond

Company HQ

Long Beach, CA

Leadership

Tim Ellis

(Co-Founder & CEO)

They are part of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group for The White House. Held a variety of positions at BLUE ORIGIN before Relativity Space was accepted into the YC W16 batch.

Jordan Noone

(Co-Founder)

Former CTO of the company. Co-founder and current Executive Chairman at KittyCAD, and Co-Founder & General Partner at Embedded Ventures.

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