Senior Mechanical Fluids & Assemblies Engineer

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking an experienced hardware manufacturing professional to own subsystems from design release through build, test, and delivery. You will develop detailed build flows and test procedures to enable high-quality, scalable production.

The role requires hands-on experience in manufacturing environments, strong root-cause analysis, and collaboration across design, supply chain, and test teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years hands-on hardware experience.
• Investigating hardware issues and root cause analysis.
• Familiar with assembly and test procedures and tolerance analysis.
• Excellent collaboration across design, manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams.
• Proficient in GD&T and CAD; experience in basic design or test analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware from design release through build, test and delivery for vehicle sub-systems.
• Develop and release build flows, work instructions, and test procedures for repeatable, high-quality execution.
• Support first article builds focusing on manufacturability and quality while enabling scalable processes.
• Provide hands-on floor support during build and test, resolving issues in real time.
• Coordinate across design, supply chain, production and test teams for readiness and handoffs between build stages.
• Contribute to long-term manufacturing systems and tooling strategies.

Skills

Hands-on hardware manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Self-starter / process rollout

GD&T knowledge

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking an experienced hardware manufacturing professional to own subsystems from design release through build, test, and delivery. You will develop detailed build flows and test procedures to enable high-quality, scalable production.

The role requires hands-on experience in manufacturing environments, strong root-cause analysis, and collaboration across design, supply chain, and test teams.