Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer (Flight & Actuation)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer to own large, cross-discipline mechanism systems like thrust vector control. You will lead system-level design, requirements, and verification across hardware and software interfaces, reporting to the Mechanisms team.

You will drive integrated product activities across mechanical design, actuators, GNC, avionics, and software teams to ensure seamless system performance and flight readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, assembly, or test of complex mechanical or electromechanical systems.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary projects and deliver on ambitious schedules.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to communicate complex concepts across audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define system concepts of operations (CONOPS), requirements, and verification plans.
• Lead integrated product activities across mechanical design, actuators, GNC, avionics, and software teams.
• Drive development tests, functional verification, and flight readiness by authoring test plans, executing tests, and establishing success criteria.
• Anticipate technical and logistical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and align priorities across engineering disciplines and schedules.
• Coordinate the design, manufacturing, integration, and test schedules for complex mechanism systems.
• Take hands-on ownership of emergent challenges—designing test fixtures, specifying sensors, writing test automation, or leading root-cause investigations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Project leadership

Communication

Trade-off analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace or related engineering

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer to own large, cross-discipline mechanism systems like thrust vector control. You will lead system-level design, requirements, and verification across hardware and software interfaces, reporting to the Mechanisms team.

You will drive integrated product activities across mechanical design, actuators, GNC, avionics, and software teams to ensure seamless system performance and flight readiness.