Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanisms

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

1d•$122,000 - $182,000

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will own major mechanism assemblies and their child components from design release through testing and successful integration onto the Terran R launch vehicle. The role develops efficient, high-quality build and test flows that can scale over time, and supports the manufacturing and production of electromechanical and pneumatic rocket hardware. The position drives assembly build and test efforts through design integration, part sourcing, assembly sequencing, manufacturing bill of materials development, work order creation, and specification authoring. It also supports workcenter development by considering operational processes, safety, tooling, capital equipment, and company goals. The engineer provides hands-on shop-floor support, resolves production issues, and gives upstream feedback to improve manufacturability. The role analyzes recurring manufacturing discrepancies and leads multidisciplinary root-cause analysis and corrective actions. It also contributes to process and quality improvements, challenges existing engineering and manufacturing practices, and mentors other manufacturing engineers. The Mechanisms Manufacturing team works across vehicle design, supply chain, test, production, and vehicle integration on hardware such as landing-leg mechanisms, grid-fin actuators, pneumatic separation and release mechanisms, and linear and rotary electromechanical actuators.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering.
At least 2 years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment.
Extensive experience developing processes and authoring work instructions and/or test procedures for interdisciplinary mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic assemblies.
Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, planning, and production personnel.
Extensive experience leading, executing, and managing large-scope process and/or quality improvements.
Ability to work autonomously with little supervision in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Knowledge in at least two of the following: fastening and torquing operations; pneumatic and/or electromechanical assembly; electrical and/or pneumatic testing or functional checkouts; tooling design and fabrication; potting processes; grease plating processes; harness manufacturing; machining complex products such as gears.

Nice To Haves

Successful new product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into manufacturing, test, and production.
Experience transitioning products from prototype to high-volume production.
Ability to assess situations and apply both short-term and long-term solutions.
Working knowledge of rocket subsystems, including structures, mechanisms, high-pressure gas systems, and/or avionics.
Expert understanding of GD&T and drafting principles.
Experience with capacity analyses, DFMEA/PFMEA, and value stream mapping.

Responsibilities

Own major mechanism assemblies and child components from design release through test and integration onto the Terran R launch vehicle.
Develop build and test flows designed for efficient, high-quality product flow and future scalability.
Drive assembly build and test through design integration, part sourcing, assembly sequencing, mBOM development, work order creation, and specification authoring.
Support workcenter development, accounting for assembly and test operations, safety, tooling, capital equipment, and operational goals.
Provide hands-on support to shop-floor and production personnel, promptly resolving issues and providing design-for-manufacturability feedback.
Analyze and disposition recurring manufacturing discrepancies.
Lead multidisciplinary teams in root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Lead process and quality improvements and encourage critical thinking and problem-solving in engineering and manufacturing.
Mentor other manufacturing engineers and support their technical and professional development.