About the Team: The Materials and NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) team plays a central role in enabling Terran R to fly, re-fly, and scale: developing, characterizing, and inspecting materials and processes across all parts of the vehicle. From welding and additive manufacturing to advanced composites, the team works at the intersection of innovation and execution, balancing performance and reliability with cost, quality, and schedule. As we move toward first flight and beyond, the challenges become more exciting, offering opportunities to shape how we design and develop for re-use. With ownership across products, systems, and disciplines, engineers gain broad exposure and drive key decisions across design, manufacturing, and operations.
About the Role:- Act as a core member of a small team with passion for extreme environment materials innovation
- Execute materials and process (M&P) prototyping, test coupon design, fabrication, testing, and documentation
- Serve as the subject matter expert for troubleshooting high temperature composites and advanced heatshield processing challenges
- Share hands-on knowledge and deep technical insights into material processing, machining, and testing to drive problem resolution across the team
- Mentor and train new team members in mastering skills and processes; set and demonstrate high standards of quality and consistency
- Assist the team on day-to-day lab operations to ensure overall mission success
About You:- Associate's Degree in Natural Science, Materials, or related field
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in aerospace high temperature materials processing, coupon fabrication, and testing
- Fast learner and self-starter with strong problem-solving skills
- Skilled in composite panel layup fabrication, surface prep, and adhesives/bonding applications
- Experienced in advanced heatshield composite processing and machining (e.g., vacuum infusion and cure process, furnace operation, using bandsaws and CNC machines)
Nice to haves but not required:- Experience operating thermal, mechanical, and chemical testing instruments such as DSC, LFA, TGA, Dilatometer, and Instron load frames to perform high precision testing
- CAD and software skills
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
Hiring Range:
$38.40-$57.60 USD
