Staff Structures Engineer (Vehicle)

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

2d•$164,000 - $246,000

About The Position

Relativity Space is hiring a Staff Structures Engineer to contribute to the design, build, and test of integrated structures for its Terran R launch vehicle. The role covers the full design cycle for primary and secondary vehicle structures—including conceptualization, design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing—for areas such as the thrust structure, propellant tanks, interstage, and fairing. The engineer will develop innovative structural load paths and designs while reducing mass, parts, processes, and tooling. The engineer will own flight-hardware designs from requirements through production, working across teams and supporting manufacturing and test activities. The work includes designing flight components with NX/TeamCenter, conducting analysis with Nastran, ANSYS, and/or hand calculations, creating and releasing drawings, supporting fabrication, documenting work, and presenting recommendations. The role calls for a self-motivated, adaptable engineer who can lead projects to completion in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in a design engineering role.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline.
Significant experience with industry-standard CAD packages such as NX, Creo, or SolidWorks.
Working knowledge of structural analysis, including hand calculations, finite element methods, industry tools, and testing.
Fundamental knowledge of structures strength, stability, and fatigue failure mechanisms.
Fundamental knowledge of additive and traditional manufacturing processes.
Experience owning projects through the full life cycle.

Nice To Haves

At least 8 years of mechanical or structural design and analysis experience.
Extensive experience with NX/TeamCenter.
Expertise using Nastran and ANSYS.
Experience with GD&T and drafting.

Responsibilities

Conceptualize structural load paths and design complex structures with consideration for adjacent-system packaging.
Review static and dynamic load inputs, material properties and test data, and structural system and subsystem requirements.
Analyze and size flight structures to support timely design reviews and drawing release.
Develop and support hardware test campaigns, including test integration, operation, and evaluation of results.
Support manufacturing process development.
Design flight components for the Terran R vehicle using NX/TeamCenter.
Perform structural analysis using Nastran, ANSYS, and/or hand calculations.
Create and release drawings and support component fabrication.
Own designs from requirements through production, document work, and present recommendations when decisions are needed.