Senior Fluid Systems Engineer

Relativity Space

Long Beach, US
$132,000 - $181,500 usd py
On-site
Fluid systems design and analysis
Propellant and pressurant systems
Fluid and thermal analysis
The Stage Fluids team designs and delivers the propellant, pressurant, pneumatics, and other fluid systems that turn structures into functioning rockets, with full ownership across design, production, test, and flight

Job Summary

  • The Stage Fluids team designs and delivers the propellant, pressurant, pneumatics, and other fluid systems that turn structures into functioning rockets, with full ownership across design, production, test, and flight.
  • In this role, you will be responsible for the design and analysis of the fluid systems that ensure reliable and efficient operation of Terran R vehicles, acting as a technical authority for mission-critical systems.
  • Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more.

Matching Summary

The Stage Fluids team designs and delivers the propellant, pressurant, pneumatics, and other fluid systems that turn structures into functioning rockets, with full ownership across design, production, test, and flight.

Salary

$132,000 - $181,500 USD

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • fluid systems design and analysis
  • propellant and pressurant systems
  • fluid and thermal analysis
  • system performance prediction
  • test campaign ownership
  • data anchoring from test and launch

Nice-to-have

  • thrives in ambiguity
  • high degree of drive
  • flexibility to strategic changes
  • push understanding and intuition
  • growth and risk encouragement

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant
  • 5+ years of experience with fluids systems
  • Experience applying engineering fundamentals
  • Experience with fluid or thermal modeling tools
  • Experience with programming languages (Matlab, Python, C++)

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