Tooling Mechanical Engineer II

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

Relativity Space is hiring a Tooling Mechanical Engineer II for its Tooling and Factory Automation team, which works across design, manufacturing, and automation to provide equipment that enables Terran R production. The team develops solutions ranging from large structural fixtures to small tools and supports the company’s expanding factory automation efforts. The Mechanical Design Engineer designs and develops tooling and factory automation equipment for manufacturing. The role converts top-level requirements and concepts into functional equipment, delivering development and production tooling and automation solutions for Terran vehicle and Aeon engine programs. Work spans projects of varying sizes and includes applying mechanical design and analysis principles, preparing tooling drawing definitions, and addressing a broad range of technical problems. The engineer collaborates with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to optimize safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, service life, and maintenance or refurbishment. The role also manages projects through vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, installation, and commissioning.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
At least 2 years of work or project experience designing, building, and commissioning tooling and fixtures for manufacturing, assembly, and test.
Experience using CAD and FEA-based analysis software for structural applications.
Experience completing projects through the full project cycle.
Experience in strategic buildout and project management of tooling supporting production.

Nice To Haves

NX and ANSYS Workbench experience.
Strong expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly, including taking products from prototype design to production.
Solid understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis.
Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and machines, including mills, lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting and rigging, assembly, and inspection.
Experience with custom machine design, including motors, actuators, linear rails or actuators, pneumatics, and bearings.

Responsibilities

Develop high-quality development and production tooling and automation solutions for the Terran vehicle and Aeon engine programs.
Apply mechanical design and analysis concepts across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Interpret and apply design and drafting standards, including ASME Y14.5, when creating tooling drawing definitions.
Address technical problems involving material handling, assembly fixtures, off-loaders, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines.
Collaborate with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to optimize safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, service life, and maintenance or refurbishment.
Manage tooling projects, including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, and commissioning.