Structures Manufacturing Engineer I, Mechanical Assembly

About the position

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing. Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

Responsibilities

• Support primary structure assembly and its child subassemblies from design release through ATP Test.
• Lay out the build flow to ensure an efficient, high-quality product flow capable of scaling with time.
• Collaborate closely with a diverse team of engineers specializing in design, manufacturing, and reliability.
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes.
• Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.
• Establish the stations within the inaugural work cell by considering assembly operations, tooling and capital equipment requirements, and rate targets.
• Support the shop floor through live issue resolution and provide upstream feedback.
• Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during the development phase and through the first prototype and flight builds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years progressive and related experience required.
• 3D & 2D design/drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M (NX preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups.
• Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining.
• Working knowledge of common manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods and GD&T.
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals.
• Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience transitioning products from prototype to mass production.
• New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success.
• Experience in managing projects in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

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