The Stage Fluids team designs and delivers the propellant, pressurant, pneumatics, and other fluid systems that turn structures into functioning rockets. The team has full ownership across design, production, test, and flight, maintaining a holistic view of Terran R, focused not on isolated parts but integrated functionality. Working on-site at the factory means you9re never far from the hardware, enabling rapid iteration and tight feedback loops across design and manufacturing. You won9t just be handed requirements: you9ll be expected to ask the right questions, collaborate with partners across the company, and ultimately find the best solutions for Terran R.
About the Role:
As a Vehicle Fluid Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the fluid system architecture and function for a given vehicle fluid subsystem. You will apply expertise in system architecture, systems operations, and fluid thermodynamics applications to guide hardware design, system analysis, manufacturing, validation and operations.
020202Own the vehicle fluid subsystem architecture and schematics, including system control scheme, system and component selection and sizing
020202Conducting fluid and thermal analyses, including system sizing and characterization using a variety of base analytical methods (1D steady-state, fluid networks, etc.)
020202Leading and participating in system and hardware design and manufacturing reviews
020202Defining and supporting test objectives and test campaigns to validate system design, system models and overall system performance including supporting integrated vehicle testing and launch
About You:
020202Bachelor9s degree (Mechanical Engineering or relevant)
0202024+ years of experience working with fluids systems
020202Experience applying engineering fundamentals in system design, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer
020202Experience with one or more fluid or thermal modeling tools for internal compressible and incompressible analysis
020202Proficiency in Python or a similar programing language for scientific computing and automated test/simulation data analysis
Nice to haves, but not required:
020202Experience with launch vehicles and spacecraft
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:
$132,000-$198,000 USD
