Senior Vehicle Structures Engineer

Relativity Space

Long Beach, US
On-site
Structural load path design
Finite element methods analysis
Hardware test campaign support
The Structures and Mechanisms team is responsible for the full design, build, and test lifecycle of Terran R’s integrated structures and flight mechanisms, offering hands-on hardware ownership

Job Summary

  • The Structures and Mechanisms team is responsible for the full design, build, and test lifecycle of Terran R’s integrated structures and flight mechanisms, offering hands-on hardware ownership.
  • The role involves conceptualization, design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing for primary and secondary structures, aiming to reduce mass, parts, processes, and tooling.
  • Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, generous PTO and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.

Matching Summary

The Structures and Mechanisms team is responsible for the full design, build, and test lifecycle of Terran R’s integrated structures and flight mechanisms, offering hands-on hardware ownership.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Structural load path design
  • Finite Element Methods analysis
  • Hardware test campaign support
  • Manufacturing process development support
  • NX/TeamCenter usage
  • Nastran and ANSYS usage

Nice-to-have

  • Creative problem solving
  • Collaborative project completion
  • Fast-paced environment adaptability
  • Ownership and autonomy
  • Technical rigor and creativity

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in a design engineering role
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
  • Experience with industry-standard CAD packages
  • Working knowledge of structural analysis and test
  • 1+ years of experience working on structures strengths

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