Aeon Engine Project Manager
Team and Role Overview
At Relativity, our competitive edge comes from the cost and lead time advantages afforded by radically simple designs using 3d printed parts. In order to execute on those advantages, we need strong technical leaders to ensure we are making the best use of our capabilities, and strong project managers to make sure we are controlling cost and executing as quickly as we can while maximizing overall performance. As the Aeon Engine Project Manager, you will be responsible for bringing and programmatic aspects together to develop and deliver the Aeon engine system. You will report to the Director of Propulsion.
The Mission/Outcomes and Objectives
The Aeon Engine Project Manager’s mission is to integrate the development, qualification and production plans for the propulsion components and subsystems to deliver flight ready engines to the vehicle stages. To achieve that, you will work closely with the Director of Propulsion and Engine Responsible Engineer to establish and maintain a budget and schedule incorporating the component development and delivery plans, engine assembly and development/qualification test, and production acceptance testing. You will be working closely with the propulsion component RE’s, manufacturing, avionics, and Stennis Space Center test site teams to ensure required engine assembly and test cadence meets program need. Your experience and judgment will be important to help the team avoid dead ends and keep moving as fast as possible with a focus on critical path and problem resolution. As a technical leader, you will also help build the engineering teams by hiring exceptional candidates.
Candidate Profile
You should be a strong project manager who knows how to adapt as plans change or the project hits setbacks to minimize schedule impacts and keep the team bought into the plan. You should have experience developing and fielding a complex system involving mechanical hardware, fluid systems, and extreme thermal/structural environments. You will have to deeply understand complicated problems and communicate them to multidisciplinary teams, as well as the executive team, so clear thinking and strong communication skills are important. Hands on integration and test experience is important to help the team design for easy integration and troubleshoot test issues as they arise.
Minimum Required Skills and Competencies
- An undergraduate or graduate degree (BS/MS/PhD) in engineering or related field and 5+ years relevant experience.
- Direct experience developing and fielding a complicated subsystem that involved mechanical hardware, fluid systems, and extreme thermal/structural environments.
- Experience in liquid propulsion development, including component fabrication, system assembly, avionics integration and test.
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams in a leadership capacity
- Project management experience on a multidisciplinary project with many diverse stakeholder
Preferred Skills and Competencies
- Demonstrated success in developing a liquid pump fed rocket engine from conceptual design through qualification and production unit acceptance testing
- Management experience including recruiting and hiring and performance management
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.
