relativity · Long Beach, California, United States · Long Beach, California, United States
<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 Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond 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 is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.</span></p></div><p><strong>About the Team</strong></p> <p><strong>Environmental Test Lab: Vibration Test Team</strong></p> <p>The Vibration Test Team provides vibration testing services across the Terran R program, supporting hardware and systems for Avionics, Propulsion, and Mechanisms. The team partners closely with engineering organizations to execute environmental testing that validates hardware performance and readiness throughout development and qualification.</p> <p>This is a second-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. PT. The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week. In addition to base pay, employees receive a 10% shift differential.</p> <p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p> <p>As an Environmental Test Specialist focused on vibration testing, you will execute acceptance, qualification, and development testing on Terran R hardware. This role requires strong hands-on knowledge of electromechanical shaker systems, instrumentation, test setup, and troubleshooting.</p> <p>In this role, you will:</p> <ul> <li>Set up and execute vibration acceptance, qualification, and development tests</li> <li>Operate electromechanical shaker systems and understand the function and interaction of their major components</li> <li>Troubleshoot vibration test setups, including control issues, instrumentation problems, and fixture-related concerns</li> <li>Install, configure, and validate accelerometers and other test instrumentation</li> <li>Understand vibration control systems and identify abnormal test or system behavior</li> <li>Work closely with engineering teams to communicate test status, troubleshoot issues, and support successful test execution</li> <li>Work safely around high-voltage systems, high-pressure systems, and cryogenic environments</li> <li>Clearly document and communicate test configurations, observations, issues, and results</li> </ul> <p><strong>About You:</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of hands-on vibration testing experience</li> <li>Strong working knowledge of vibration control systems and vibration test equipment</li> <li>High proficiency with accelerometers, instrumentation, data acquisition, and measurement equipment</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot vibration test setups, control problems, instrumentation, and test fixtures</li> <li>Working knowledge of electrical theory and electrical systems</li> <li>Working knowledge of thermal principles and their impact on hardware and test environments</li> <li>Strong computer skills and ability to work with test control, data acquisition, and technical software</li> <li>Strong technical communication and documentation skills</li> <li>Comfortable working hands-on with complex test hardware in a dynamic test environment</li> </ul> <p>Technical or vocational training is preferred. Aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability hardware testing experience is strongly preferred.</p> <p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p> <p>Additional environmental or dynamics testing experience in one or more of the following areas is a plus:</p> <ul> <li>Mechanical shock testing</li> <li>Acceleration testing</li> <li>Acoustic testing</li> <li>Environmental qualification testing of aerospace or flight hardware</li> <li>Test fixture setup, evaluation, or troubleshooting</li> <li>Experience supporting development, qualification, and acceptance test campaigns</li> </ul> <h3> </h3><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">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-re