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Relativity Space · 3 days ago

Engine Systems & Test Team- Senior Combustion Device Test Engineer

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$142K/yr - $182K/yr

5+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Senior Combustion Device Test Engineer will be responsible for developing test plans, executing test campaigns, and owning the exploratory operation of test article designs to support continuous engine development and certification.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

You will develop test plans in collaboration with product owners, and you will execute test campaigns with our Stennis team, troubleshooting technical puzzles along the way

You will 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

This role is extremely varied day-to-day and, in addition to overall campaign ownership, can include writing test sequences, reviewing data, hands-on work with test articles, writing code, sitting console for hotfire tests, designing tooling, and more

On this side of your role, you may support engine subsystem troubleshooting, partner team product investigations, engine or component analysis and simulation, trade studies, and more

As our vehicle development program progresses, you may have the opportunity to be involved in stage test and flight campaigns

You will also take ownership of projects of your creation to increase our collective efficiency

As a senior engineer, you should have enthusiasm for mentorship & will be expected to have high impact on the team around you

Qualification

Fluid MechanicsThermodynamicsTest OperationsCombustion DevicesEngineering FundamentalsData AnalysisProblem-SolvingCollaborative Environment

Required

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

5+ 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