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Develops and executes corporate communications strategies for major aerospace milestones, including launches, tests, partnerships, and crisis response. Writes and edits press releases, talking points, blogs, social content, FAQs, and internal communications. Manages media relations, spokesperson preparation, editorial and speaking calendars, communications reporting, brand consistency, community engagement, and STEM initiatives while translating technical work into compelling narratives.

Designs and develops manufacturing tooling, fixtures, custom machines, and factory automation equipment for rocket and engine production. Responsibilities include mechanical design and analysis, drafting to ASME Y14.5 standards, collaboration with design and manufacturing teams, and managing tooling projects from vendor selection through fabrication, inspection, installation, and commissioning.

Owns forming operations for rocket primary structures, including bringing a large-sheet press brake work center online, improving roll forming and press brake processes, creating work instructions and specifications, resolving shop-floor issues, standardizing manufacturing processes, and providing design-for-manufacturing feedback. The role requires expertise in metallic processing, forming, mechanics of materials, inspection, GD&T, and aerospace hardware production.

Manufactures and improves turbopump components and assemblies for rocket engines. Owns manufacturing trades and develops fabrication, testing, tooling, and delivery processes for propulsion hardware. Acts as the primary liaison between manufacturing and design teams, supports architecture optimization, and scales production operations. Responsibilities include assembly procedures, rotor balancing, tolerance analysis, structural proof testing, leak checks, machining, additive manufacturing, and tooling design.

Supports integration and testing of rocket thrust structure assemblies, including structural, fluid, avionics, and engine systems. Creates work instructions and test procedures, develops tooling and processes, provides hands-on build and test support, resolves nonconformances, coordinates cross-functional deliveries, and conducts hazardous operations. The role is onsite during second shift and helps establish manufacturing and integration processes for flight-ready rocket stages.

Supports integration and testing of rocket thrust structure assemblies, including propulsion, fluids, avionics, secondary structures, and engine installation. Develops work instructions, test procedures, tooling, and manufacturing processes; provides hands-on floor support; resolves nonconformances; coordinates with engineering, production, quality, and supply chain teams; and conducts hazardous tests to verify hardware readiness for launch vehicle testing.

Designs, analyzes, builds, and tests rocket vehicle mechanisms including stage separation, payload deployment, aero control systems, and landing gear. Performs concept development, trade studies, requirements definition, load and material reviews, manufacturing integration, and hardware testing. Collaborates with structures, avionics, fluids, vehicle design, test, loads, additive manufacturing, and production teams to deliver mechanisms on schedule and within budget.

Designs and develops rocket turbomachinery and turbine systems for Relativity Space’s Aeon-R engines. Performs aerodynamic, structural, LCF, and HCF analyses; collaborates with propulsion, manufacturing, testing, and integration teams; and drives projects from design through development. Responsibilities also include turbopump assembly support, rotor balancing, clearance checks, structural proofing, leak checks, and improving turbine designs for future flight systems.

Provides strategic legal counsel for buy-side commercial transactions and disputes. Negotiates technology, manufacturing, supplier, commodities, rocket component, and capital equipment agreements; advises on risk, financial terms, and executive alignment; develops scalable contract standards and negotiation playbooks; and manages post-contract disputes and execution risks.

Leads an avionics test engineering team responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and sustaining automated test systems for Terran R electronics. Owns manufacturing, acceptance, qualification, environmental, and integration testing while mentoring engineers and establishing best practices. Collaborates with hardware and software teams to troubleshoot complex electrical, software, and system-level issues across development and production environments.