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Relativity Space

Senior Manager, Turbomachinery Engineering

$184K–$276K

Long Beach, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Feb 10, 2026

Experience
12+ years of relevant engineering experience in a complex system development environment.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field.

About the job

Leads the team responsible for designing, analyzing, and developing Relativity Space’s turbomachinery, and sets roadmaps supporting Terran R.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop a large, multidisciplinary engineering team, including talent growth, performance management, and recruitment.
  • Oversee turbomachinery design, analysis, development, and evaluation.
  • Set team and department-wide roadmaps for Terran R development.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field.
  • 12+ years of relevant engineering experience in a complex system development environment.
  • Experience leading and developing a high-performing engineering team.
  • Experience with turbomachinery development and applying fluid, thermal, structural, and mechanical design fundamentals.

Nice to have

  • Master’s or doctorate degree in a relevant technical field.
  • Experience with FEA, CFD, CAD, turbomachinery component design, liquid rocket engine turbopumps, or flight development programs.

Pay

$184,000 — $276,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), computer aided design (CAD)

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)