Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, Pneumatic Mechanisms & Fluid Assemblies Verified today
About Relativity Space
Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. The Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting growing demand for launch capacity.
About the Team
The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R's primary structures. Engineers and technicians work side by side with deep collaboration and real-time feedback to shape how we build better and faster.
About the Role
You will own the development, validation, and refinement of test assets and processes across mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems. Collaborate with design and manufacturing partners to ensure production testing campaigns are executed efficiently, reliably, and scalably over time.
Your responsibilities include:
- Drive technical execution of mechanisms and integrated assembly testing through design integration, test equipment and tooling design or sourcing, test sequencing, mBOM development, work order creation, test training, and specification authoring
- Provide technical leadership in workcenter development, offering guidance on assembly and test operations, safety compliance, tooling, and capital equipment
- Provide hands-on support to shop floor and production personnel, promptly addressing test issues and offering upstream feedback to drive design for manufacturability, testability, and reparability
- Analyze test data to evaluate assembly performance, identify recurring discrepancies, and lead cross-functional teams in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with design, production, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure seamless execution of manufacturing test processes
About You
Required qualifications:
- BS degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing engineering, or related discipline with 3+ years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment
- Proven experience authoring test procedures to build and validate mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic assemblies
- Demonstrated experience partnering with design engineering, manufacturing, and production teams to execute test procedures and lead investigations of test failures and anomalies
- Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing large-scope test systems and process improvements with minimal oversight
- Expert knowledge of safety standards, common test hazards, and appropriate mitigations
- Hands-on experience in at least two of the following: electromechanical or pneumatic assembly, electrical or pneumatic functional checkouts, integrated testing, leak checking, sensor checkouts, high-voltage systems (320V+), high-pressure pneumatic systems, or instrumentation and sensor setup
Nice to have:
- Proactive self-starter with proven track record of defining and implementing testing processes in fast-paced, production-driven environments
- Working knowledge of rocket subsystems, including structures, mechanisms, high-pressure gas systems, and avionics, with experience in planning and conducting hazardous operations for aerospace hardware systems
- Knowledge of industry test standards: SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-1540D, MIL-STD-810G
- Experience with test automation, data acquisition and control systems, Electrical Test Equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters), Pressure Test Equipment (pressure regulators, flow meters)
Compensation
Salary range: $109,000 to $149,500 USD. Compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, and job-related factors. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and additional benefits.