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:

Our mission is to change people’s perception of the way rockets are built and flown. At the Cape launch site, the team is responsible for the execution of vehicle, payload, pad, transport, and recovery operations. As an intern focused on vehicle transport and recovery, you will be helping to develop the technical foundation for Relativity’s Transport and Recovery team responsible for critical road and waterborne transportation and the recovery of the Terran R first stage. This role will be focused on the development of over the road and seaborne transport of the Terran R stages across the country and designated portions of the Terran R recovery operation.

What you'll do:

Assist with the technical development including design, build, test, and operations of the transportation system used to ship vehicle stages across the country via road and ocean
Collaborate with vehicle design and operations teams on requirements, engineering development, and regulatory compliance for offshore shipping and recovery operations
Participate in the engineering and construction of critical assets to support offshore transportation and recovery operations
Support testing and the operational phases of offshore transport and recovery
Source, develop, and maintain key partnerships with critical suppliers and contractors
Perform strategic trades and communicate recommendations to management

Past intern projects (just a few examples!)

Designed, built, and tested Aeon R engine ground spin start system
Developed automation for precise control of ground system valve actuation
Oversaw design and build of load test boxes for Avionics hardware in the loop testing
Coordinated/developed interdisciplinary rocket and ground system architecture for Terran R
Tested flight quick disconnects
Implemented computer vision on the robots to implemented live depth data
Worked on test stand infrastructure to help run tests more often and more efficiently 
Designed and 3D printed tools for rocket integration

Skills/Competencies we're looking for:

Current undergraduate or graduate student earning degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field. 
Ability to work in a fast-paced and intense startup environment. 
Basic knowledge of common fluid & structural components and instrumentation, such as valves, regulators, hydraulic actuators, pressure transducers, thermocouples, flow meters, accelerometers, strain gauges, load cells. 
Ownership of projects from beginning to end, with minimal oversight.

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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:

$31—$38 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.

Transport & Recovery Intern

Relativity Space

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