Lead, Vehicle Mechanisms Engineering
$146k/y-$187k/y
Relativity Space2 days ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Relativity Space is seeking a Lead, Vehicle Mechanisms Engineering to join their team in Long Beach, CA. The role involves leading a team of engineers in the development of mechanisms for the Terran R vehicle, focusing on design, analysis, and manufacturing.
About the Role
As the Lead, Vehicle Mechanisms Engineering, you will be responsible for setting goals and priorities for vehicle mechanisms, driving trade studies and manufacturing optimizations, and leading the mechanisms team. You will coordinate developments with partner teams and work closely with test and avionics to accelerate hardware development. Your role will also include reviewing and approving hardware drawings and identifying design optimizations.
About You
Required:
- B.S. degree in engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in a full cycle design engineering role, including CAD, analysis, build and test.
- Experience with kinematic synthesis, pneumatic/hydraulic actuation, mechatronics, instrumentation, structures strength, stability and fatigue failure modes.
- Experience with manufacturing processes, project management, scheduling/planning, materials, and surface treatments.
Preferred:
- Experience in structures and fluid systems for launch vehicle design, fabrication, and assembly techniques.
- Experience with design engineering tools such as NX, TeamCenter, ANSYS or FEMAP, as well as engineering scripting language such as Python or MATLAB.
- Experience with ERP/MES Systems, product lifecycle management (PLM) and/or data management tools.
- 1+ years of leading a team.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
- Parental leave.
- Annual learning and development stipend.
Relativity Space
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company. With an ever-growing need for space infrastructure, demand for launch services is continuously outpacing supply. Our reusable rockets can meet this demand, offering customers the right size payload capacity at the right cost. Leveraging advances in additive manufacturing, we are strategically focused on reducing vehicle complexity, cost, and time to market. Our patented technologies enable innovative designs once thought impossible and unlock new value propositions in the booming space economy.
Long Beach, CA