Manufacturing Engineer II, Primary Structures

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

1d•$104,000 - $156,000

About The Position

Relativity Space is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer II to support the Stage Manufacturing team, which builds Terran R’s primary structures. The role provides Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during development and through the first prototype and flight builds. It works closely with design, manufacturing, and reliability engineers, internal production teams, and external vendors. The engineer supports primary-structure assembly work on the shop floor by clearing barriers and keeping production moving. The role also improves assembly operations across multiple work centers, incorporates lessons from the first Terran R build, develops work instructions and specifications for high-fidelity processes, and helps standardize manufacturing processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or another engineering discipline.
At least 2 years of progressive, related experience.
Strong history supporting complicated assembly builds.
Ability to make risk decisions regularly to disposition build issues and keep production moving.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability.
Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement and factory design, fastening and joining, and machining.
Expert knowledge of common drilling and trim operations, other manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods, and GD&T.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with forming, welding, drilling, trim, and fastening operations for aerospace products.
Experience introducing an aerospace hardware system into manufacturing, test, and production systems, with proven success.
Experience managing projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during development and through the first prototype and flight builds.
Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and reliability engineers, internal production teams, and external vendors.
Support primary-structure work-center assembly on the shop floor by clearing barriers and keeping production moving.
Champion process improvements across multiple work centers to improve assembly operations.
Incorporate feedback and lessons learned from the first Terran R build.
Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices for multiple high-fidelity processes.
Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.