Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, General Metallics

Tbwa Chiat/Day - Long Beach, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Long Beach, CA

About the position

The Metallics M&P Engineer at Relativity Space plays a crucial role in supporting the Terran-R structures, mechanisms, fluid systems, and propulsion sub-systems. This position involves researching, selecting, and developing materials and processes, ensuring they meet the demanding applications required for aerospace technology. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to elevate risks and overcome challenges, contributing to the company's vision of advancing aerospace technology and additive manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a responsible metallics M&P engineer for key Terran-R structures, mechanisms, fluid systems, and propulsion sub-systems.
• Research, trade, and select conventional and novel materials and processes for various demanding applications.
• Identify qualification criteria, test envelopes, and characterization campaigns.
• Author, implement, and maintain M&P requirements, technical specifications, and engineering work standards.
• Develop, control, and improve special processes.
• Drive statistically-driven experimental design and process control initiatives.
• Interface with various teams including materials engineering, laboratory staff, designers, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, supply chain, product engineering, and leadership to elevate risks and overcome roadblocks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in materials science or engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience relevant to the competencies listed that demonstrate a strong foundation of materials science and engineering principles.
• A commitment to accountability, collaboration, and execution.
• A desire to establish and foster strong interdisciplinary relationships across the company.
• An authentic, introspective, and inclusive mindset towards technical, interpersonal, and team growth and development.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in aerospace and launch vehicle structures, mechanisms, fluid systems, and propulsion applications.
• A thorough understanding of aluminums, Ni-based superalloys, stainless steels, titaniums, and refractories.
• Knowledge of property-process-performance-structure relationships between primary and secondary manufacturing technologies, such as metallic additive processes, metallic joining processes, and metallic primary and secondary production processes.
• Familiarity with key M&P engineering disciplines, such as fracture mechanics, corrosion control, fluid compatibility, descriptive & inferential statistics, and failure analysis.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Generous vacation policy
• Annual learning and development stipend