Relativity Space
Manager, Vehicle Fluids Analysis
$160K–$240K
Long Beach, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience across at least 1 aerospace vehicle program lifecycle.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
About the job
Leads a fluids analysis team and oversees thermal-fluid modeling and CFD work to guide the design and operation of Terran R vehicle systems.
What you'll do
- Manage and plan the team’s analyses, resources, goals, and progress against program milestones.
- Perform and oversee thermal-fluid calculations and CFD analyses for vehicle fluid systems; validate models and quantify uncertainty.
- Develop analysis tools and methods, mentor engineers, and guide hardware owners in meeting fluid requirements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
- Relevant experience across at least one aerospace vehicle program lifecycle.
- Experience leading engineering teams delivering hardware on complex, cross-functional projects.
- Proficiency in Python or a similar scientific computing language, 1D flow modeling, and industry-standard CFD tools and workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience building volume-of-fluid or internal compressible-flow CFD models.
- Experience developing simulation toolsets and workflows, such as for HPC.
Pay
$160,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, GFSSP, FloCAD, STAR-CCM+, Fluent, FLOW-3D, CFD, HPC
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