At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Materials & NDE Engineering team is responsible for the development, characterization, and inspection of materials across the Terran R launch vehicle. We specialize in rapid implementation of material systems through robust internal testing capabilities and first principles driven qualification approaches. We have recently made our first primary structure barrel, supported introduction of next generation powder additive alloys in the Aeon-R engine, and developed 100% in-cell NDE inspection capabilities for WAAM manufactured hardware.
About the Role:
- Develop, qualify and optimize fusion welding processes and equipment/tools for Terran-R
- Responsible for weld procedure qualification and generating weld procedure specifications in accordance with AWS D17.1.
- Work directly with manufacturing teams to provide technical support for welding operations, troubleshoot issues and develop solutions to overcome production welding challenges
- Ensure process quality control and documentation meets required standards and specifications, implement corrective actions and continuous improvements to maintain high-quality outputs
- Process owner for manual and semi-automatic GTAW (TIG) welding of aluminum components, primarily in support of fluid systems fabrication and assembly for Terran-R
About You:
- Engineering degree in Welding Engineering or related field
- 2+ years of experience with fusion welding processes in aerospace/space industry
- Comfortable working in a high-paced, production manufacturing environment
- Strong background and in depth understanding of fusion welding processes
Nice to haves but not required:
- Welding Engineering degree
- Hands-on experience with fusion welding processes including manual GTAW, semi-auto GTAW, orbital tube welding and laser welding
- In depth knowledge of AWS D17.1 and related industry welding codes/standards
- Familiarity with common aerospace materials such as aluminum, nickel and/or stainless steel
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
