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$132,000 – $198,000
Listed on Relativity Space’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
This senior role leads aerodynamics analysis and design for a reusable rocket vehicle, using computational fluid dynamics to solve stability, control, and thermal challenges across launch and reentry phases. It suits experienced CFD engineers who want to own critical vehicle systems and mentor hardware teams in a fast-moving startup environment.
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
- 5+ years relevant aerodynamics experience
- Compressible flow expertise, preferably on entry vehicles
- Experience architecting and executing CFD workflows for external flow with engine plume simulation
- Track record solving cross-disciplinary design problems on integrated vehicles
- Proficiency in Python and industry-standard CFD tools like FUN3D or Star-CCM+
- Experience using HPC clusters
Nice to have
- Graduate degree in engineering or related field
- 10+ years relevant experience across 2 or more program lifecycles
- Database design and analysis experience using FUN3D or Loci/CHEM
- Experience supporting hardware teams and driving operations and configuration
- Experience with instrumentation, wind tunnel testing, flight testing, and validation/verification