COPV Engineer II
About The Team
The Propulsion team at Relativity is focused on developing and delivering highly performant and manufacturable engines for Terran R. Engineers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of their parts, from initial design through production to qualification and flight. The team fosters a culture of bottoms-up decision-making, free from technical gatekeeping, where ownership and accountability are key at all levels.
As the flight configuration enters qualification, the team is now exploring modifications for future engines, including thrust upgrades, new cycles, and design for mass production.
About The Role
The COPV team is responsible for delivering the critical high-pressure gas storage vessels for Terran R. These pressure vessels store a variety of gases across a wide range of pressures and temperatures, making them some of the most demanding hardware on the vehicle.
- Partnering with third-party vendors in the design and analysis of gas storage COPVs
- Working with other thermo-fluid engineers on vehicle gas system design and operation
- Establishing test campaigns for the qualification and acceptance of COPVs
- Performing tests and reviewing data
- Supporting integration of COPVs on the rocket
- Supporting flight operations and reviewing flight data
- Selecting, vetting, and managing vendors
- Performing trade studies to improve gas storage solutions for the near future vehicles
- Assessing long-term COPV design and manufacturing plans
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in engineering or a technical discipline
- 2+ years of relevant technical experience
- Understanding of pressure vessel engineering fundamentals
- Experience applying knowledge of fluid and mechanical system design and operation
Skills
- Nice To Haves, But Not Required:
- Experience working with COPVs or other composite structures
- Experience in a creative and fast-paced development environment, working with autonomy
- Experience with CAD and FEA
- Experience with launch vehicle systems
Benefits
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!
Pay
Hiring Range: $104,000—$156,000 USD
Schedule
Not specified