Moonshot Engineer

1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Project and Program Management
Relativity Space

Relativity Space

Relativity Space is a cutting-edge rocket company using 3D printing and AI to provide cost-effective reusable rockets for commercial launches, with a vision to advance industrial capabilities on Earth and Mars.

Aerospace & Defense
251-1K
Founded 2015
$1333M raised

Description

  • Identify, explore, analyze, prototype, and realize new moonshot ideas for space applications.
  • Take ownership of multiple moonshots from ambiguous concept through prototype testing to scaled product design and production.
  • Provide technical leadership across projects and organize contributions from other lab members.
  • Perform detailed design and analysis for hardware and/or software concepts.
  • Build and test prototypes to validate ideas and advance projects.
  • Manage vendors and purchase orders as needed to support development efforts.
  • Contribute to other moonshots through technology exploration, part design, analysis, build, and testing.
  • Work across disciplines in a small, multidisciplinary innovation team.
  • Help drive ideas that could advance space systems, autonomous factories, or new industries.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in design and delivery of complex systems or products.
  • Experience leading technical projects, organizing people and efforts, and managing timelines and expectations.
  • Deep expertise in one core discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, or Software.
  • Comfort working across multiple disciplines and collaborating with different perspectives.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Hands-on design, build, and test experience with hardware and/or software for prototyping.
  • Familiarity with or willingness to learn CAD, EE/PCB, harnessing, embedded software, Python, and test hardware.
  • Proven ability to deliver tangible hardware or products in highly ambiguous environments, preferred.
  • Prior experience in early-stage technology exploration or innovation labs such as GoogleX or Skunkworks, preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with equity.
  • Hiring range of $144,000 to $307,000 USD.
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
  • Parental leave.
  • Annual learning and development stipend.
  • Total rewards package with additional benefits and perks.
  • Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodation support.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

Principal Engineer Team Lead - Trajectory Planning Lead

Motional 1K-5K Automotive

Motional is hiring a Technical Lead Manager to lead trajectory planning for autonomous vehicles, driving commercial-launch-ready motion planning and control performance across the fleet.

C++ Linux Machine Learning Python SQL
5 minutes ago

(EG0020) Salesforce Functional Lead

Nortal 251-1K Internet Software & Services

Nortal is seeking a Salesforce Functional Lead to support future client opportunities by translating business needs into scalable Salesforce solutions and guiding delivery across the full implementation lifecycle.

Agile CRM Salesforce Scrum
20 minutes ago

Technical Program Manager (Jira/Jellyfish)

G-P/Globalization Partners 1K-5K Professional Services

G-P is seeking a strategic Engineering Operations leader to own Jira and Jellyfish governance and turn engineering data into clear insights on investment, velocity, and team health across a global organization.

Agile AWS GitHub JavaScript JIRA LLM Python Scrum
20 minutes ago

Program Management Lead, Partnerships

OURA 251-1K Health Care Providers & Services

Oura is hiring a Program Management Lead to manage partnership initiatives and run-the-business operations for its Partnerships business, ensuring programs move from execution through launch and performance tracking.

20 minutes ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers