Propulsion Test Responsible Engineer II

Relativity Space — Long Beach, US — stage

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Published on 7 August 2026 · first appeared in our records on 2 September 2026.

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Advertised salary: 156000 USD.

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<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our&nbsp;Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch&nbsp;capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new&nbsp;opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond&nbsp;the known.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now&nbsp;is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and&nbsp;the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most&nbsp;meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Role:</strong>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role is on the Engine Systems &amp; Test Team. Our work spans simulation &amp; software tools; system-level&nbsp;architecture, requirements, and interfaces; component &amp; integrated system hotfire testing; and more. We&nbsp;collaborate closely with component engineers, our manufacturing team, our Stennis test team, and our Cape&nbsp;launch team to deliver engines that will successfully propel the Terran rocket to orbit. We strive for continuous&nbsp;improvement and support the development of our technical hardware and human teammates alike.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We are hiring for the integrated engine test team (which tests the full engine assembly). Your work may span&nbsp;several different areas depending on your skillset and the team’s needs at the time.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In the test part of your role, you will serve as a Responsible Engineer for propulsion test articles.</span> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You will develop test plans in collaboration with product owners, and you will execute test&nbsp;campaigns with our Stennis team, troubleshooting technical puzzles along the way.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You will own the exploratory operation of new and existing test article designs, diving deep into&nbsp;the evaluation of test hardware behavior in support of continuous engine development and&nbsp;certification.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role is extremely varied day-to-day and, in addition to overall campaign ownership, can&nbsp;include writing test sequences, reviewing data, hands-on work with test articles, writing code,&nbsp;sitting console for hotfire tests, designing tooling, and more.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Most test roles also involve systems work – on this side of your role, you may support engine subsystem troubleshooting, partner team product investigations, engine system analysis and simulation, trade studies, and more.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You will also take ownership of projects of your creation to increase our collective efficiency.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As our vehicle development program progresses, you may have the opportunity to be involved in stage test and flight campaigns – including sitting console for launch operations, defining stage test objectives, and defining flight concepts of operations (CONOPS).</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to be successful in this role, you should be a self-starter who is capable of leading collaborative projects to&nbsp;completion. You should be always looking for ways to improve yourself &amp; learn more about the systems that&nbsp;interface with yours – who will leverage the training &amp; mentorship we provide to grow as an engineer and an&nbsp;individual. Along with these high expectations comes the opportunity to have a significant influence on a fast-&nbsp;growing startup company and to make rapid professional gains in an environment that encourages growth and&nbsp;risk.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work schedule &amp; travel:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role is full-time onsite in Long Beach, CA with an average of 25% travel to our test &amp; launch sites.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role may occasionally require weekend work for critical milestones.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This role requires working shifted schedules (1st and 2nd shift) on a rotating basis</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>About You:</strong> &nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We believe varied perspectives &amp; backgrounds strengthen our team. Prior experience in aerospace is not required.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2+ years of experience in a complex engineering system development and/or test environment</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with:</span> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Applying engineering fundamentals in fluid mechanics &amp; thermodynamics</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Problem-solving</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working in a collaborative environment</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to execute high-ownership projects on ambitious schedules, especially if unconventional solutions are necessary to do so</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Nice to haves but not required:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Exposure to test operations environments</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-s