# Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)

Hiring organization: [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/58698a54-4358-4af9-8e54-cf5798d34867

Listed on Relativity Space's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Salary: 124000 – 186000 USD per year

## Summary

This role owns the materials and processes strategy for additive-manufactured rocket engine components, qualifying metal parts for flight and reuse while driving manufacturing cost and rate improvements. It suits an experienced materials engineer with propulsion and powder bed fusion expertise who can navigate competing demands across design, manufacturing, and operations.

_Our summary, not Relativity Space's wording._

## Skills named

Failure Analysis, Materials science, Welding

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in materials science, engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of materials engineering experience
- Experience with propulsion hardware materials and processes including material selection, qualification, damage tolerance, inspection, and failure analysis
- Experience qualifying materials and parts for additive manufacturing powder bed fusion hardware

## Nice to have

- Industry-leading expertise in metal PBF additive manufacturing for reusable rocket engine or aerospace parts
- Expertise in nickel, ferrous, aluminum, or titanium alloy systems
- Metallic additive manufacturing beyond PBF such as EBAM, LP-DED, WAAM, or Cold Spray
- Metallic fusion welding expertise in Laser Welding, EBW, GTAW, or GMAW
- Wrought, forging, or casting materials and processes experience
- Knowledge of surface modification processes and coatings for reusable rocket components
- Statistical experimental design and design allowable calculation expertise

Apply on Relativity Space's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/relativity/jobs/8186643002?gh_jid=8186643002