Senior COPV Engineer
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeOn-site
location_on22392, Bonita Street, Watson Industrial Center, Keystone, Carson, Los Angeles County, California, 90745, United States
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 Stage Fluids team designs and delivers the propellant, pressurant, pneumatics, and other fluid systems that turn structures into functioning rockets. The team has full ownership across design, production, test, and flight, maintaining a holistic view of Terran R, focused not on isolated parts but integrated functionality. Working on-site at the factory means you're never far from the hardware, enabling rapid iteration and tight feedback loops across design and manufacturing. You won't just be handed requirements: you'll be expected to ask the right questions, collaborate with partners across the company, and ultimately find the best solutions for Terran R.
You will be a part of developing the architecture for the upcoming Terran R vehicle and will be responsible for charting the company's path for gas storage on a reusable rocket—both near-term and long-term. This role sits at the intersection of design, vendor management, and testing, ensuring that gas storage systems are robust, efficient, and ready for the rigors of flight.
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.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@relativityspace.com.
Work model: On-site
22392, Bonita Street, Watson Industrial Center, Keystone, Carson, Los Angeles County, California, 90745, United States
Carson, California
Experience working with COPVs or other composite structures. Experience in a creative and fast-paced development environment, working with autonomy. Experience with CAD. Experience with launch vehicle systems.
Skills: Pressure Vessel Engineering, Fluid System Design, Mechanical System Design, Copv, Composite Structures, Cad, Launch Vehicle Systems.
Education: Undergraduate degree in engineering or a technical discipline required.
