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Manager, Stage Materials & Processes Engineering
Relativity SpaceLong Beach, CA · full time · Manager
$150,000 – $224,000
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
Lead the materials and processes engineering team responsible for developing and qualifying materials across Relativity's Terran R rocket stages, collaborating with vehicle engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to keep the vehicle on schedule. This role suits experienced materials engineers who want to combine technical leadership with hands-on problem-solving in a fast-moving aerospace company.
Our summary, not Relativity Space’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in materials science, engineering, or related field
- 6+ years of materials and process engineering experience
- Proficiency in materials and processes qualification, failure analysis, experimental design, and allowables development
- 2+ years of demonstrated leadership with technical excellence, empathy, and inclusivity
Nice to have
- Experience across the full launch vehicle product lifecycle
- Experience with launch vehicle stage products including primary structures, mechanisms, fluid systems, and avionics
- Experience with launch vehicle materials including aluminum, nickel-based alloys, stainless steel, structural composites
- Experience with stage M&P disciplines such as fatigue and damage tolerance, corrosion, tribology, and oxygen compatibility