Lead Mechanisms & Actuators Engineer, Space Launch

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer in the United States to own large, cross-discipline mechanism systems such as thrust vector control. You will lead system-level design and verification across hardware and software interfaces.

Reporting to the Mechanisms team, you will coordinate concept development, requirements, integration, tests, and flight readiness while balancing performance, cost, and schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, or test of complex mechanical systems.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary projects and meet ambitious schedules.

Responsibilities

• Define system concepts of operations (CONOPS), requirements, and verification plans.
• Lead integrated activities across mechanical design, actuators, GNC, avionics, and software.
• Drive development tests, functional verification, and flight readiness by authoring test plans and executing tests.
• Coordinate the design, manufacturing, integration, and test schedules for complex mechanism systems.
• Take hands-on ownership of emergent challenges—root-cause investigations and test automation.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Actuators

GNC collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer in the United States to own large, cross-discipline mechanism systems such as thrust vector control. You will lead system-level design and verification across hardware and software interfaces.

Reporting to the Mechanisms team, you will coordinate concept development, requirements, integration, tests, and flight readiness while balancing performance, cost, and schedule.