Senior Mechanical Engineer, Terran R Structures

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach seeks a design engineer to own the full design cycle for primary and secondary structures of Terran R. You will work with NX/TeamCenter, perform analyses with Nastran/ANSYS, and release drawings while supporting fabrication.

You’ll lead projects, ensure manufacturability, and collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in design, CAD proficiency, and hands-on structural experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a design engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience with CAD packages such as NX, Creo or SolidWorks.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis and testing.
• 1+ years working on structural strengths.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize structural load paths and complex structures.
• Review load inputs, materials properties and subsystem requirements.
• Analyze and size flight structures for design reviews.
• Develop hardware test campaigns and evaluate results.
• Support manufacturing process development.

Skills

Design engineering experience

Engineering degree

CAD packages NX Creo SolidWorks

Structural analysis knowledge

Experience on structures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

NX

Creo

SolidWorks

Nastran

ANSYS

TeamCenter

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach seeks a design engineer to own the full design cycle for primary and secondary structures of Terran R. You will work with NX/TeamCenter, perform analyses with Nastran/ANSYS, and release drawings while supporting fabrication.

You’ll lead projects, ensure manufacturability, and collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in design, CAD proficiency, and hands-on structural experience.