Relativity Space

Manufacturing Engineer II, Mechanisms

Long Beach, California · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

Supply ChainAvionicsProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingActuators

About the role

Foster a culture of critical thinking and imaginative problem-solving, constantly challenging the established norms in engineering and manufacturing, and pushing the boundaries to achieve efficient production throughout the workcenter.
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This includes key components like landing legs mechanisms, grid fin actuators, pneumatic separation and release mechanisms, and linear and rotary electromechanical actuators.

Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity.
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.
Drive the assembly's build and test effort through design integration, part sourcing, assembly sequencing, mBOM development, build and test work order creation, and specification authoring.
Support workcenter development by considering assembly and test operations, safety, tooling and capital equipment requirements, and company operational goals.
Provide hands-on support to the shop floor and production personnel, promptly addressing any issues that arise and offering upstream feedback to drive design for manufacturability.
Mentor other manufacturing engineers, providing guidance to support technical and professional development.

BS degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering with 2+ years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment.
You should have a commitment to quality, balance short-term and long-term solutions, and have the discipline required to achieve our objectives.

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 Mechanisms Manufacturing team at Relativity Space is currently in the design release and New Product Introduction phase for Terran R, our next generation, fully re-useable rocket.
This team handles a broad range of responsibilities, collaborating closely with vehicle design, supply chain, test, production, and vehicle integration to develop electromechanical and pneumatic hardware that supports rocket reusability.
Additionally, the team is responsible for developing and designing intricate processes, tooling, training technicians, and optimizing factory floor layouts.
Unique to Relativity, you will get to work across many teams to iterate and support development of the vehicle program.
To be successful in this role, you need to be a self-starter that can thrive in ambiguity, identify problems and quickly resolve them, and provide definition to the previously undefined.
At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.

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