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Staff Air Vehicle Engineer - Cost Volume Lead
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Staff Air Vehicle Engineer - Cost Volume Lead (Level 5) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.…
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Staff Engineer Electronics - RF Antenna Cosite (Melbourne FL)
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Engineer Electronics - RF Antenna Cosite to join the team of qualified individuals in our Avionics and Subsystems…
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Staff Vehicle IPT Lead Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Staff Vehicle IPT (Integrated Product Team) Lead Engineer (Level 5) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining…
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Research Engineer III - Building Energy Modeling
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Portland, OR · Richland, WA · Seattle, WA
- $112,500 USD / year
The BS&DG is seeking a Research Engineer III - Building Energy Modeling with strong knowledge of building energy systems, advanced hands-on EnergyPlus modeling expertise, programming and…
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Research Engineer II - Building Energy Modeling
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Portland, OR · Richland, WA · Seattle, WA
- $89,300 USD / year
The BS&DG is seeking a Research Engineer II - Building Energy Modeling with strong knowledge of building energy systems, hands-on Energy Plus modeling expertise, programming and data…
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Software Engineer II - Building Applications
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
UNAVAILABLE · Portland, OR · Seattle, WA · Richland, WA
- $109,000 USD / year
The BS&DG is seeking a Software Engineer II - Building Applications with strong knowledge of software engineering and web application development to contribute to building technology…
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Staff Propulsion Engineer - 5
Northrop Grumman
Corinne, UT · Magna, UT
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our…
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Sentinel Principal / Sr Principal Engineer Industrial 17263 Secret Clearance
Northrop Grumman
Roy, UT
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our…
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Sentinel - Sr. Staff Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Roy, UT
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer in Roy, UT, in support of the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment,…
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Sentinel - Staff Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Roy, UT
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 5). This position is in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s…
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Sentinel- Staff Material Process/PMP Engineer (Secret Clearance)
Northrop Grumman
Roy, UT
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our…
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Cleared Senior/Principal R&D Electrical Engineer - W87-0/Sentinel Integration, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
Our people are designing and building a suite of flight test vehicles to enable W87-0 integration on the Air Force's Sentinel missile. This is a highly collaborative work environment where…
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Engineer I
General Atomics
Poway, CA
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a System Development & Test (SD&T) Engineer. This position is located at our Poway, CA location supporting test and evaluation…
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Mechanical Thermal Analysis Engineer II-IV
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Roseville, CA
The Mechanical Thermal Analysis Engineer is responsible for the development of new tactical unmanned aircraft. Assignments will require experience with thermal analysis procedures including…
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Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Configuration Manager
Northrop Grumman
Redondo Beach, CA · El Segundo, CA
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff System Engineer-Configuration Management to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering…
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Staff Systems Engineer - Configuration Manager
Northrop Grumman
Redondo Beach, CA · El Segundo, CA
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff System Engineer-Configuration Management to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering…
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Mechanical Thermal Analysis Engineer II - IV (Active Clearance Required)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Sacramento, CA
The Mechanical Thermal Analysis Engineer is responsible for the development of new tactical unmanned aircraft. Assignments will require experience with thermal analysis procedures including…
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Systems Engineer, Software (Systems Engineer, Staff)
Redwire Space, Inc.
Littleton, CO
- $120,000 to $165,000 USD / year
Redwire Space Missions LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer, Software to join our team in Littleton, CO. This role is critical to the success of our spacecraft programs and is ideal for an…
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Lead Engineer - Material Mechanics and Durability
GE Aerospace
Niskayuna, NY
- $80,000 to $150,000 USD / year
The Lead Engineer role in the Material Mechanics and Durability organization is responsible for developing the understanding of novel materials and material systems. As a Lead Engineer you…
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Space Avionics Test Engineer II
Varda Space Industries
El Segundo, CA
As a Space Avionics Test Engineer II, you'll play a key role in the design and operation of critical systems that simulate and stress-test flight hardware to prove it is ready for its trip…
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Senior Space Systems Engineer, Avionics
Varda Space Industries
El Segundo, CA
Relevant prior roles: Avionics Hardware, FPGA Engineer, Electronics Test Engineer, Electrical Systems Engineer
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Senior Space Avionics Test Engineer
Varda Space Industries
El Segundo, CA
As a Senior Space Avionics Test Engineer, you'll play a key role in the design and operation of critical systems that simulate and stress-test flight hardware to prove it is ready for its…
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Senior Space Avionics Hardware Development Engineer
Varda Space Industries
El Segundo, CA
As a Senior Space Avionics Hardware Development Engineer at Varda, you will design and deliver flight-critical electrical hardware for our satellite bus, reentry vehicle, and customer…
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Principal Space Avionics Hardware Development Engineer
Varda Space Industries
El Segundo, CA
As a Principal Space Avionics Hardware Engineer at Varda, you will be the architect and designer of flight critical electrical hardware for our satellite bus, reentry vehicle, and customer…
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Staff Propulsion Engineer - Spacecraft Propulsion Subsystem
CORP-Corporate Office
United States
Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking a Staff Propulsion Engineer – Spacecraft Propulsion Subsystem to join our Thermal, Propulsion & Cryocooler Systems (TPCS) department within our…

Relativity Space

Staff Materials & Process Engineer

Long Beach, CA, United States

$150,000 - $226,000 USD

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Pay: $150,000 - $226,000 USD
Experience: 10+ years of materials and process engineering experience on aerospace or other high-reliability metal hardware
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Original job description

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:

Awerx is a team within Relativity Space building agentic design tools for aerospace. The team focuses on agentic mechanical engineering and advanced manufacturing: systems that reason about geometry, materials, and process alongside the engineers who use them. The goal is design tools that produce parts that are not just analyzable, but buildable, qualifiable, and right the first time. You’ll work where software meets hardware, turning hard-won shop-floor knowledge into tools that change how aerospace hardware gets designed and built.

This role requires on-site presence at least three days per week, with flexibility to work remotely when the work allows. Much of the work is hands-on and best done alongside the engineers and hardware it supports.

About the Role:

As a Staff Materials and Process Engineer, you’ll bring deep metallurgical and manufacturing-process expertise into the Awerx design-for-manufacturing (DFM) systems. You’ll turn what you know about how metals solidify, deform, crack, and machine into the rules, models, and constraints our agents use to design and plan aerospace hardware. The focus is hybrid manufacturing. That means multi-additive routes that combine processes such as sintered metal powder and wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), and additive-plus-subtractive workflows that pair deposition with CNC finishing. Few tools reason well about these process chains today. You’ll help define how ours should, then build coupons and parts to prove it.

Encode metallurgy and process knowledge into Awerx DFM systems as design rules, process windows, material models, and manufacturability checks, including how agents reason about multi-additive builds, process interfaces, and deposition-to-machining handoffs
Develop process guidance for directed energy deposition (WAAM and other DED), CNC machining, and their combination, covering near-net-shape allowances, fixturing, distortion, and inspection access
Characterize how process route drives microstructure, residual stress, defects, and properties in nickel superalloys, copper alloys, aluminum, and titanium, and build the materials and process datasets the agents depend on, with clear provenance and uncertainty
Plan and run validation programs hands-on in lab and shop environments, including coupons, test articles, heat treatment, NDE, metallography, and mechanical testing, to confirm or correct what the tools predict
Lead materials and process qualification of hybrid-manufactured hardware, including qualification plans, process controls, and statistically based design allowables in line with NAVSEA requirements and MMPDS methodology
Collaborate with software engineers, designers, Relativity’s production, materials, and quality teams, and outside suppliers to specify and review tool features, evaluate agent-generated designs and process plans, and turn tacit shop knowledge and recurring failure modes into clear, explicit constraints

About You:

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of materials and process engineering experience on aerospace or other high-reliability metal hardware
Expertise in physical metallurgy across nickel superalloys, copper alloys, aluminum, and titanium, including solidification, phase transformations, heat treatment, and defect formation
Hands-on experience developing or qualifying directed energy deposition processes (WAAM, laser DED, or electron-beam DED) and integrating them with CNC machining
Experience designing and running test programs (coupons, metallography, NDE, mechanical testing) and generating statistically based design allowables (A- and B-basis) to NAVSEA, MMPDS, or comparable requirements
Proficiency in Python or a similar language for data analysis and scripting

Nice to haves but not required:

PhD in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or a related field
Experience with sintered-powder routes (binder jet, metal injection molding, press-and-sinter) or laser powder bed fusion, including multi-material or bimetallic interfaces such as copper-to-superalloy transitions
Experience with ICME, CALPHAD, or thermo-mechanical process simulation for additive manufacturing, or with CAM and deposition path planning
Experience qualifying additive parts for flight under NASA-STD-6030 or comparable standards, or applying machine learning to materials or process data

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.

Hiring Range:

$150,000 - $226,000 USD

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.

Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.

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Mechanical engineering
Apply advanced manufacturing
Manufacturing processes
CNC
Machining
CNC machining
Inspection
Materials science
Process engineering
Execute software tests
Python
Data analysis
Machine learning
Manage quantitative data
Recruitment

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