Launch Mechanical Engineer II - Launch Structures

Frontdoor Defense; Florida; Presencial; USD 104.000 - 156.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Relativity Space in Cape Canaveral is seeking a Launch Mechanical Engineer II to own end-to-end hardware design for launch structures, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery. You will work with propulsion, manufacturing, and test teams to optimize design across trade-offs while maintaining rigorous attention to detail.

In this role, you will conduct CAD work (NX) and FE analyses (Nastran/ANSYS), coordinate with fabrication partners, and support procedures for testing and operation.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in full-cycle mechanical design.
• Proficient in 3D CAD software (e.g., NX, Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA).
• Strong foundation in structural mechanics and engineering analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet evolving requirements.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end hardware design for launch structures and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.
• Collaborate with launch site civil and fluids engineering, vehicle engineering, and test teams.
• Develop and review procedures for testing or operating designed equipment; coordinate with fabrication partners.
• Perform CAD work, FEA analyses (Nastran/ANSYS), and supporting hand calculations.

Conocimientos

NX

Creo

SolidWorks

CATIA

Structural mechanics

Project management

Communication & teamwork

Educación

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering field

Descripción del empleo

Launch Mechanical Engineer II - Launch Structures

Own end-to-end hardware design for launch structures and ensure on-time, within-budget delivery

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida

Compensation: $104,000 - 156,000 USD / year

About The Role

Join Relativity Space

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. 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. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we're writing together. 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 most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Role

As a Launch Mechanical Engineer, you will be at the forefront of creating a world class orbital launch site. In order to be successful in this role, you should be someone who thrives in ambiguity and is able to lead projects into completion. Ideally, you are someone who has come from a fast paced, aerospace or mechanical engineering environment, having completed difficult projects while collaborating effectively with other key groups. Pressure around timelines, cost, and quality unleash the best in you, while finding creative ways to optimize across trade-offs. This role requires the highest attention to detail, while being able to abstract from day-to-day challenges while ensuring alignment on high-level objectives. Excellent judgement and analytical skills are a must, as well as a high degree of professional ethics and integrity. You bring curiosity for our unique technology and our production processes and are eager to develop a next generation launch site.

In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end hardware design, with a strong emphasis on ownership and accountability. Your day-to-day tasks will include working within our CAD environment (NX), conducting FEA analyses using Nastran and/or ANSYS, and performing supporting hand calculations. You will collaborate closely with the launch site civil and fluids engineering teams, various vehicle engineering groups, and the test team. Additionally, you may contribute to the development and review of procedures for testing or operating the equipment you design and analyze. This position also involves coordination with both in-house and external fabrication partners to ensure successful hardware delivery.

About You

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering field

• Minimum 2 years of experience in full-cycle mechanical design
• Proficient in 3D CAD software (e.g., NX, Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA)
• Strong foundation in structural mechanics and engineering analysis
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet evolving requirements
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Nice to haves but not required:

• 4+ years of full-cycle mechanical design experience
• Familiarity with aerospace standards (NASA, DoD, USAF, AFSPCMAN 91-710)
• Experience with large structures, mechanisms, or launch ground systems
• Proficient with ANSYS, FEMAP, and advanced NX usage
• Understanding of industry codes (e.g., AISC, ACI, AWS, ASTM, ASME, NFPA)
• Experience checking drawings and applying GD&T standards

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

Hiring Range:$104,000 —$156,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.