Science Payload Responsible Engineer/Scientist

1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Operations
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

  • Lead delivery, integration, and operations support for a science instrument suite.
  • Serve as the responsible engineer for partner coordination and instrument performance.
  • Ensure delivered instruments meet or exceed required science capability.
  • Guide the payload through environmental testing, spacecraft integration, commissioning, and in-space operations.
  • Make risk-based decisions and manage technical risk proactively across mission phases.
  • Own outcomes from build phase through on-orbit operations.
  • Communicate clearly with multiple stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Advocate for engineering designs that enable high-quality science return on current and future missions.
  • Support mission success as part of a fast-moving, lean, multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in planetary science, engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.
  • 3+ years of experience in science research.
  • 3+ years of experience working on a spacecraft payload through multiple phases, such as formulation, build, testing, integration, on-spacecraft testing, commissioning, or operations.
  • Familiarity with Earth and planetary science missions and instrument constraints, including power, mass, thermal, data rate, and radiation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Relentless curiosity and a desire to understand and optimize systems.
  • Experience with planetary science instruments, preferred.
  • Availability for occasional travel to partner institutions, test facilities, and mission integration sites (<10% travel).
  • Ability to work shift schedules and be on-call during launch, commissioning, and early operations.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with equity.
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
  • Parental leave.
  • Annual learning and development stipend.
  • Transparent compensation range of $150,000 to $207,000 USD for this role.
  • Equal opportunity employer commitment and reasonable accommodation support.

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