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:
Relativity Space’s Legal team is nimble, entrepreneurial, and deeply collaborative. Unique to Relativity’s fast-paced, high-growth environment, the team works across many departments to support Relativity's ambitious goals. The company is in a formative phase, with enough structure to build from and still plenty of room for you to define what’s next.
We are looking for an exceptional lawyer to own the development and implementation of legal, regulatory, and transactional strategy for large-scale infrastructure and real estate projects. You will partner with Relativity’s Manufacturing, Real Estate, and Test & Launch teams on high-visibility, high-impact projects, including acquiring and leasing land, building and renovating factories, building launch and test sites, installing utilities, and developing and updating transportation infrastructure (e.g., water, roads). You will also support procurement of equipment, goods, and services related to enabling use of infrastructure at various sites, including construction materials, equipment, and commodities services.
About the Role:
- Lead strategy and execution of legal elements of infrastructure and real estate projects, including acquiring and leasing land, building and renovating factories and commercial real estate, building launch and test sites, installing utilities, and developing and updating transportation infrastructure (e.g., water, roads).
- Advise internal stakeholders on land use, title, entitlements, permitting, and zoning.
- Develop and execute strategies to ensure proper approvals for development of land and construction of facilities and equipment, including partnering with local and officials and community organizations to achieve buy-in.
- Negotiate large infrastructure and real estate transactions.
- Implement scalable practices for managing project risks, contract compliance, and long-term infrastructure planning.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, construction agreements (with architects, contractors, etc.), easements, maintenance agreements, and related instruments.
About You:
- JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
- 5+ years of post-JD experience
- 2+ years of relevant experience at a top law firm.
- Excellent strategic planning, negotiation, drafting, and project management skills.
- Systems thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- Motivated, self-starter with the ability to lead cross-functional projects.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience with conventional or bond financing for large projects.
- Proven experience driving large-scale real estate, infrastructure, or construction projects from start to finish.
- Ability to translate legal complexity into practical guidance.
- In-house experience partnering closely with business and ownership teams at a rapidly scaling, operationally complex company.
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.
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.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].
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