Vehicle Structures Engineer II

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. This role is within the Structures and Mechanisms team, which is responsible for the full design, build, and test lifecycle of Terran R’s integrated structures and flight mechanisms. Team members work on multiple parts, not just within a single subsystem, and are empowered to make decisions that directly impact flight hardware. Beyond first flight, you’ll play a critical role in refining for manufacturability and speed. The role involves bringing critical flight structures and supporting components from design concept to physical hardware ready to launch. The scope of work encompasses a full design cycle, including conceptualization, design, analysis, manufacturing and testing for primary and secondary structures related to Thrust Structure, Propellant Tanks, Interstage or Fairing. Projects may include innovative conceptualization of structural load path, design for complex structures and adjacent system packaging, review of static & dynamic load inputs, material properties & test, and structural systems & subsystems requirements. The mission is to deliver these projects on time and budget, working closely with additive, design, test, and loads & dynamics teams. Success in this role requires self-motivation, thriving in ambiguity, and the ability to lead projects to completion. Experience in a fast-paced, aerospace environment with successful completion of difficult projects while collaborating effectively is ideal. Weekly tasks include designing flight or ground components using NX/TeamCenter, performing analysis using Nastran, ANSYS and/or hand calculations, creating and releasing drawings, and supporting fabrication of components. Designs will be optimized for additive manufacturing methods, requiring fundamental knowledge. Strong organizational skills are needed for documentation and decision-making.

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
Fundamental knowledge of additive manufacturing methods

Nice To Haves

3+ years of aerospace experience
An advanced engineering degree
Experience with NX/TeamCenter
Experience using Nastran and ANSYS

Responsibilities

Conceptualization, design, analysis, manufacturing and testing for primary and secondary structures related to Thrust Structure, Propellant Tanks, Interstage or Fairing.
Innovative conceptualization of structural load path, design for complex structures and adjacent system packaging.
Review of static & dynamic load inputs, material properties & test as well as structural systems & subsystems requirements.
Analysis and sizing of 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.
Deliver projects on time and budget.
Work closely with additive, design, test and loads & dynamics teams.
Design flight or ground components using NX/TeamCenter.
Perform analysis using Nastran, ANSYS and/or hand calculations.
Create and release drawings.
Support fabrication of components.
Optimize designs for additive manufacturing methods.
Document work and move forward recommendations when decisions are needed.