Senior Manager, Vehicle Structures Design Engineering

Relativity SpaceLong Beach, CA
98d$216,000 - $234,600

About The Position

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.

Requirements

  • B.S. degree in engineering or related discipline
  • 5+ years of relevant experience leading a design team
  • 10+ years of industry experience
  • Experience designing and managing large, complex CAD assemblies and associated drawings in NX & Teamcenter
  • Direct product configuration management experience (product structure, parts, drawings and requirements management)
  • Fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing
  • Highly proficient in ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41

Nice To Haves

  • Expertise in structures and fluids systems for launch vehicle design, fabrication, and assembly techniques
  • Expertise in NX modeling, including automation and programming
  • Ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to develop practical design solutions
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills
  • Experience with ERP/MES Systems
  • Proficient with product lifecycle management (PLM) and/or data management tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead design teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Support cross-functional trade & impact studies.
  • Assist in the coordination of changes.
  • Facilitate the resolution of integration and development issues between engineering teams.
  • Own configuration management standards for the Terran R vehicle.
  • Mentor other design engineers across the organization.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
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