Relativity Space
Spacecraft Responsible Engineer
$164K–$246K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Owns the spacecraft bus definition, integration, and delivery for a Mars science mission, ensuring spacecraft requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets are met throughout the mission lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Define and track spacecraft-level requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external spacecraft bus providers through design, procurement, integration, testing, launch, and operations.
- Lead cross-functional work to ensure spacecraft and payload integration and mission success.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 7+ years of experience in spacecraft or satellite systems engineering, integration, or mission design.
- Proven ability to manage complex systems, multiple vendors, and customers.
- Strong understanding of spacecraft subsystems and their interdependencies; experience leading cross-functional teams through integration and test, launch campaigns, or mission operations.
Nice to have
- Experience with end-to-end mission development, including payload-to-spacecraft integration; familiarity with NASA or commercial spacecraft systems engineering processes.
- Experience supporting spacecraft launch and early operations; prior work with deep-space or interplanetary spacecraft systems.
Pay
$164,000—$246,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
power, thermal, comms, ADCS, propulsion
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