Structures Engineer II

Relativity Space • Long Beach, CA

110d • $112,000 - $143,000

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

• 2+ years of experience in a full cycle design engineering role.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of structural analysis and test (from hand calculations to advanced analysis).
• Demonstrated knowledge of structures strength, stability, and fatigue failure mechanisms.
• Demonstrated knowledge of additive and traditional manufacturing processes.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of aerospace experience and an advanced engineering degree.
• Experience with NX/TeamCenter.
• Experience using Nastran and ANSYS.

Responsibilities

• Bring critical flight structures and supporting components from design concept to physical hardware ready to launch.
• Oversee the full design cycle, including conceptualization, design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing for primary and secondary structures.
• Innovate conceptualization of structural load path, design for complex structures and adjacent system packaging.
• Review static & dynamic load inputs, material properties & test as well as structural systems & subsystems requirements.
• Analyze and size flight structures to ensure timely design reviews and drawing release.
• Develop and support hardware test campaigns, including test integration, operation, and result evaluation.
• Support manufacturing process development, including tools or fixtures design or analysis.
• Work closely with additive, design, test, and loads & dynamics teams to deliver projects on time and budget.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees