Staff Structural Analyst, Propulsion Long Beach, California

Staff Structural Analyst, Turbomachinery

Long Beach, California

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.

About the Team

The Propulsion team at Relativity is focused on developing and delivering highly performant and manufacturable engines for Terran R. Engineers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of their parts, from initial design through production to qualification and flight. The team fosters a culture of bottoms‑up decision‑making, free from technical gatekeeping, where ownership and accountability are key at all levels. But designing engines with a quarter million pounds of thrust is just the beginning. As the flight configuration enters qualification, the team is now exploring modifications for future engines, including thrust upgrades, new cycles, and design for mass production.

About the Role

• Responsible for the thermal, structural, dynamic, and durability (fatigue/fracture) analyses on Relativity’s turbomachinery products
• Perform thermal / structural analysis of turbomachinery components to guide design decisions and ensure reliability and performance requirements are met
• Troubleshoot and investigate complex turbomachinery system interactions
• Responsible for the analysis of 3D‑printed components and complex mechanical assemblies
• Work hand‑in‑hand with mechanical designers and manufacturing engineers to arrive at optimal solutions for the engine and vehicle programs
• Develop and execute tests to support development and qualification, including hands‑on work like test article integration, instrumentation setup, and data processing

About You

• Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field
• 8+ years of relevant analysis experience, preferably with turbomachinery systems
• Experience with Finite Element Analysis
• Experience with fatigue and fracture analysis
• Detail‑oriented, organized, and able to follow through
• Familiarity with industry best practices and standards

Nice to haves, but not required

• Experience with computer‑aided design (CAD) software
• Experience with design of liquid propulsion components and systems
• Experience with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and ANSYS workbench
• Experience working in a spaceflight program
• Experience coaching and developing other analysts

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.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

Hiring Range:

$176,000 - $225,500 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.