Relativity Space
Manager, Vehicle Fluids (Mechanical)
$160K–$240K
Long Beach, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience across at least one aerospace vehicle program lifecycle.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
About the job
Leads the team designing, integrating, testing, and operating Terran R’s vehicle fluid systems, including propellant, pressurant, and pneumatics.
What you'll do
- Manage the fluids product team and deliver against program milestones, including architecture, requirements, and documentation.
- Lead cross-functional system integration and define development, qualification, and acceptance testing.
- Guide system analysis and operations, mentor engineers, and take ownership of integrated fluid-system testing and operational philosophy.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience across at least one aerospace vehicle program lifecycle.
- Experience leading engineering teams delivering hardware on complex cross-functional projects; demonstrated mentoring and technical leadership.
- Strong background in fluid-system architecture and operations, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer.
- Proficiency with one or more fluid or thermal modeling tools; programming experience with Matlab, Python, or C++; direct experience designing or operating launch vehicle or spacecraft fluid or propulsion systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with certification of a vehicle fluid system for NSSL and/or range certification.
Pay
$160,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Matlab, Python, C++
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