Principal Launch Operations Engineer
Relativity · Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
About this role
**Principal Launch Operations Engineer — Relativity Space** 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, and this role helps shape how missions are prepared, tested, and flown—from initial power-up through liftoff. **About the Team** The Launch team operates at the intersection of major aspects of Terran R, including stages and payloads, ground systems, launch, landing, and refurbishment. Cape Canaveral is where first flights happen and where the work evolves from first launch to reuse and high-cadence operations. **About the Role** As a Principal Launch Operations Engineer, you’ll work from the launch control room during live rocket launches—owning critical systems, making real-time decisions, and guiding the vehicle through launch operations. You’ll bring structure and disciplined execution to complex propulsion development and launch operations, including field hardware integration, integrated control software, and live telemetry analysis under pressure. **What You’ll Do** - Conduct complex propulsion tests and launch operations to evaluate rocket engine and stage performance. - Create and optimize automated test sequences, procedures, and data review processes for safe, efficient, repeatable execution. - Command and monitor the launch pad and flight hardware through GUIs and integrated control, automation, and telemetry systems. - Perform hardware setup, system configuration, and cross-disciplinary troubleshooting. - Analyze test data and partner with design engineering to improve rocket system performance based on real-world results. **About You** - Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Software Engineering, or Computer Science. - Minimum 10 years of relevant engineering experience. - Strong engineering fundamentals across thermal, structural, electrical, and fluid systems. - Proven ability to collaborate effectively and perform under high-pressure, schedule-driven conditions. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends, as required by operations. **Nice to Haves (Not Required)** - Working knowledge of rocket subsystems (structures, mechanisms, high-pressure fluid systems, avionics). - Hands-on experience supporting propulsion test and launch operations. - Intermediate proficiency in object-oriented programming. - Ability to quickly learn new skills, programming languages, and tools. - Experience building user interfaces and operator-in-the-loop automation tools for manufacturing and test. **Security / Eligibility** Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at a government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida. **Compensation (Hiring Range)** $185,000 — $277,000 USD Relativity Space also offers competitive salary and equity, generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. **Equal Opportunity Employer** Relativity Space is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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