relativity · Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States · Cape Canaveral, Florida, 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>The Offshore Recovery team is responsible for designing, building and operating the maritime vessels used to land and recover the Terran R launch vehicle. This isn’t your standard desk job. We are a lean, fast-moving team who cover the full project lifecycle – beginning with system requirements definition and design, hands-on with build and activation in the shipyard, all the way through supporting critical offshore recovery missions at sea. We collaborate with teams across the company, including Terran R designers, launch pad builders and rocket engine testers!</p> <p><strong>About the Role:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the design, integration, checkout, and operation of recovery subsystems in preparation for and during Terran R flight campaigns.</li> <li>Develop and maintain operational procedures for the Terran R recovery vessel to support safe, reliable, and effective recovery operations.</li> <li>Collaborate with Terran R and recovery vessel engineering teams to identify system improvements, resolve technical challenges, and optimize recovery operations.</li> <li>Plan and execute activation and checkout testing for barge subsystems, including high-pressure fluid and high-voltage systems, using established safety procedures and risk mitigation controls.</li> <li>Analyze system performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and coordinate corrective actions to support operational readiness.</li> <li>Support recovery operations in dynamic environments, including offshore settings and extended-duration flight campaign activities.</li> </ul> <p><strong>About You:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related engineering discipline, along with at least two years of relevant professional experience.</li> <li>You can analyze complex systems, apply engineering fundamentals, and develop practical solutions to technical challenges.</li> <li>You have experience supporting or leading hazardous aerospace testing or technical operations, including identifying hazards and implementing appropriate safety controls.</li> <li>You can independently manage technical tasks, identify problems, and adapt to changing priorities in time-sensitive operational environments.</li> <li>You are able to travel for extended work assignments, including offshore operations and environments with limited infrastructure or resources.</li> <li>You communicate technical information clearly and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and other functional teams.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to haves but not required:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience supporting aerospace testing, flight operations, or recovery operations in control-room or offshore environments.</li> <li>Familiarity with applicable U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) or NASA regulations, requirements, and personnel.</li> <li>Experience programming or troubleshooting programmable logic controllers (PLCs), electronic instrumentation, or hardware systems.</li> <li>Experience designing, integrating, testing, or maintaining ground fluid or avionics systems for launch facilities or engine test environments.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.</span></strong></span></p><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-related factors.</span><br><br><span style="