Senior Recovery Certification and Operations Engineer

Experience with novel vessel construction, spaceport operations, or organizations such as DNV, USSF, or the FAA is preferred.

Experience in offshore maritime operations or a related marine environment, including familiarity with the operational challenges associated with offshore vessels.

Experience supporting offshore launch, recovery, or other complex offshore operations involving marine assets.

Experience supporting vessel construction, modification, retrofit, or repair programs in a shipyard or similar industrial environment.

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

Lead the vessel certification effort and serve as the primary point of contact with regulatory and certification organizations throughout the vessel lifecycle, including design, construction, sea trials, certification, and offshore mission support.

Support Relativity's dockside and offshore operations by coordinating with applicable regulatory and certification organizations, including the U.S.

Space Force (USSF), NASA, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other applicable agencies.

Offshore Operations Support:

Support offshore recovery campaigns by helping ensure vessel systems and operations meet applicable certification and regulatory requirements for the landing and recovery of Terran R.

Apply operational experience and lessons learned from existing recovery platforms to support the design, certification, and implementation of future landing platform capabilities.