Relativity Space
Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, Turbomachinery
$124K–$186K
Long Beach, California +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2025
- Location
- Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of relevant turbomachinery materials experience; leveling is flexible for candidates with more experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, or related field.
About the job
Own materials and processes engineering for reusable liquid propulsion turbomachinery, qualifying materials and products for flight and reuse while improving processes and supporting cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Qualify turbomachinery materials and products for flight and reuse; develop and maintain technical specifications and engineering standards.
- Lead statistically driven experimental design and process improvement campaigns.
- Coordinate with design, manufacturing, laboratory, quality, propulsion, and other teams on materials selection, qualification, failure analysis, and reuse.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in materials science or engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of relevant turbomachinery materials experience.
- Experience with general propulsion hardware M&P activities, such as material selection, qualification, damage tolerance, inspections, risk assessments, and failure analysis.
- Experience performing material and part qualifications for either AM laser powder bed fusion systems or traditional material forming (wrought, forgings, castings).
Nice to have
- Deep understanding of turbomachinery within reusable aerospace or rocket engines and associated materials challenges.
- Expertise in alloy systems, metallic additive manufacturing, forming, welding, surface modification, coatings, or statistical experimental design.
Pay
$124,000 — $186,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AM laser powder bed fusion, Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF), Laser Welding, EBW, GTAW, GMAW
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