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Relativity Space · 6 days ago

Engine Systems & Test Team- Staff Combustion Device Test Engineer

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$176K/yr - $226K/yr

8+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to meet the growing demand for launch capacity. The Staff Combustion Device Test Engineer will be responsible for developing test plans, executing test campaigns, and collaborating with various teams to ensure the successful propulsion of the Terran rocket.

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Responsibilities

Serve as a Responsible Engineer for propulsion test articles

Develop test plans in collaboration with product owners, and execute test campaigns with the Stennis team, troubleshooting technical puzzles along the way

Own the exploratory operation of new and existing test article designs, diving deep into the evaluation of test hardware behavior in support of continuous engine development and certification

Writing test sequences, reviewing data, hands-on work with test articles, writing code, sitting console for hotfire tests, designing tooling, and more

Support engine subsystem troubleshooting, partner team product investigations, engine or component analysis and simulation, trade studies, and more

Take ownership of projects of your creation to increase our collective efficiency

Qualification

Fluid MechanicsThermodynamicsTest OperationsCombustion DevicesEngineering FundamentalsProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field

8+ years relevant experience in a complex engineering system development and/or test environment

Experience with applying engineering fundamentals in fluid mechanics & thermodynamics

Problem-solving

Working in a collaborative environment

Exposure to test operations environments

Experience designing, analyzing, testing, or developing at least one of the following: combustion devices, valves, heat exchangers, or instrumentation