Propulsion Engineer Intern - Fall 2024

Company Overview:  

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team:

Relativity seeks a Propulsion Engineer Intern to join the Summer 2024 Internship Program. The Propulsion team at Relativity Space is responsible for the design, development, testing, and manufacturing of Relativity’s entirely 3D printed rocket engine, Aeon R. As a part of this team, you will help build, create, and iterate on the full product lifecycle of our Aeon R engine.

Your application will be reviewed, and if you are chosen to move forward, you will interview with Engineers at Relativity Space. If you are selected for the internship program, you will be placed on one of the below specialized teams:

• Combustion Devices
• Turbomachinery
• Systems & Test
• Integrated Design
• Components

About You: 

• Current undergraduate or graduate student earning your degree in a science, engineering, technology, or mathematics field
• Strong engineering fundamentals in either fluid mechanics & thermodynamics, or structural design & analysis (not required to be proficient in all areas)
• Clear evidence of ownership, problem-solving skills, and effective team collaboration from school or work experience
• Excitement & ability to learn quickly
• (For design roles only) you love working on CAD and have proficient knowledge of a CAD package, and have some experience designing, sizing, or analyzing highly engineered parts

Summer intern projects (just a few examples!)

• Designed clean sheet cryogenic isolation and high temperature check valves
• Optimized rotating turbomachinery components for additive manufacturing
• Designed a rig to test new bearing and seal designs in liquid oxygen
• Created preliminary design of the stage 2 reaction control system
• Designed and conducted subscale testing for characterizing thrust chamber channel flow
• Worked on computational fluid modeling of engine ignition system
• Injector flow visualization

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a United States Person as defined by 22 C.F.R.  § 120.15 is required.

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.