Lead Dynamics & Vibration Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is hiring for a Dynamics-focused role to own design considerations of vehicle structures and avionics for random vibration and acoustics. You will lead test planning, instrumentation, and data capture in close partnership with Avionics and other engineering teams.

The role requires deep experience in vibration, shock testing and high-frequency analyses, with leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of design considerations of secondary structures, avionics and actuators for random vibration, acoustics and aero buffet.
• Develop methodology to analyze, test and qualify the designs for vibration and shock.
• Manage implementation and validation of Dynamics instrumentation and measurement systems in partnership with Avionics to ensure reliable test and flight data capture.
• Proactively support test planning and execution related to vibration, shock, acoustics.
• Develop payload interface vibration/shock/acoustic levels and interface with Mission Management and customers for spec compliance and improvement paths.
• Lead collaboration with interfacing teams: aerodynamics, propulsion, GNC, reliability, life analysis and design criteria on high-frequency vibrations.
• Mentor junior analysts to be hardware-focused, collaborative, technically rigorous, and practical.

Skills

Structural dynamics

Random vibrations

Acoustics

Vibration testing

Test plans

Data acquisition

Signal processing

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

ANSYS

Job description

Relativity Space is hiring for a Dynamics-focused role to own design considerations of vehicle structures and avionics for random vibration and acoustics. You will lead test planning, instrumentation, and data capture in close partnership with Avionics and other engineering teams.

The role requires deep experience in vibration, shock testing and high-frequency analyses, with leadership and cross-team collaboration.