Senior Vehicle Structures Design Engineer

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

2d•$132,000 - $198,000

About The Position

The Senior Vehicle Structures Design Engineer will design and develop primary and secondary structures for all stages of Relativity Space’s Terran R rocket, from early conceptualization through full release, and support manufacturing. The role includes optimizing part geometry for mass, assembly packaging, interference prevention, appropriate gapping, and manufacturability. The engineer will manage parts and assemblies in PLM and support BOM structuring and configuration management across vehicle systems. The engineer will own flight-component design using NX/TeamCenter, create and release drawings, and support fabrication. Work includes large machined metallic components, sheet metal, composites, formed panels, and other structures. The role requires collaboration with manufacturing engineering, strong organization and documentation, and the ability to present recommendations and lead projects to completion in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

4 or more years of experience in a design engineering role.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
Experience with industry-standard CAD packages such as NX, CATIA, Creo, or SOLIDWORKS.
Fundamental knowledge of structural strength, stability, and fatigue failure mechanisms.
Ability to work with large assemblies and effectively navigate large vehicle BOMs.
Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to lead projects to completion in a fast-paced environment.
Significant mechanical or structural design experience and a track record of completing collaborative projects effectively.

Nice To Haves

2 or more years of experience with NX/Teamcenter PLM.
3 or more years of experience with GD&T and drafting.

Responsibilities

Design and develop piece parts, assemblies, and systems from early conceptualization through initial release.
Design structures using large machined metallic components, sheet metal, composites, formed panels, and other materials or processes.
Coordinate with manufacturing engineering to integrate design-for-manufacturing choices.
Assess system packaging, resolve interferences, perform tolerance stack analyses, validate hardware stacks and fastener selections, and integrate gapping and shimming strategies.
Support BOM and configuration management for systems across multiple vehicles.
Create and release drawings during system release sprints post-CDR, using GD&T as the primary definition.
Support fabrication of designed flight components.
Document work and present recommendations when decisions are needed.
Manage parts and assemblies through their lifecycles in PLM.