Relativity Space
GNC Performance Engineer II
About this role
Relativity Space seeks a Performance Engineer II to join the Integrated Performance team, owning trajectory design, simulation, and optimization for the Terran R rocket. You'll develop software tooling, conduct multi-disciplinary trade studies, and collaborate across vehicle engineering teams to ensure mission success from concept through flight operations.
What you'll do
- Integrate design data into full mission simulations and collaborate with design teams on updates
- Develop and optimize launch and orbital trajectory software across customer missions
- Lead interdisciplinary trade analyses to inform vehicle, trajectory, and operations decisions
- Define and maintain vehicle and trajectory design requirements throughout development
- Implement and improve simulation software tooling across multiple programming languages
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across Vehicle Engineering teams
What they're looking for
- Trajectory design and optimization
- Software development (multiple languages)
- Simulation and modeling
- Systems engineering and requirements management
- Orbital mechanics and aerodynamics
- Technical trade study analysis
- Cross-functional teamwork and communication
- Aerospace vehicle design
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Relativity Space
Relativity Space develops the Terran R reusable rocket and is hiring engineers to design, manufacture, and launch it. The company seeks Manufacturing Engineers, Launch Integration Engineers, Vehicle Structures Engineers, and Avionics Hardware Engineers to work on critical flight systems, production processes, and launch operations at Cape Canaveral.
- Website
- relativityspace.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience developing or optimizing trajectory design software—what languages and tools did you use?
- Tell us about a multi-disciplinary trade study you led; how did you manage competing requirements across teams?