Structural Analysis Engineer II — Shape the Terran R Rocket

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer to drive the architecture and development of rocket structures, including tanks and thrust structures. You will collaborate across teams to ensure design goals are met and weight and performance targets are achieved.

The role involves building and validating analyses at component, system, and vehicle levels, developing new techniques for reusable launch vehicles, and guiding design engineers in applying structural

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 2+ years experience in an analysis role.
• Working knowledge of structural analysis and test (hand calculations to nonlinear buckling or explicit dynamics).
• Fundamental knowledge of metallic structure behavior and failure modes like strength, stability, and fatigue.
• Proficiency in a commercial aerospace finite element package (Nastran, Abaqus) and a relevant pre/post-processor like Femap.
• Proficiency with an engineering scripting language like Python or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture, sizing, and development of structures like tanks, thrust structures, mechanisms, trays, lines, and other components in collaboration with peer technical teams
• Build, execute, and validate structures analyses at the component, system, and vehicle level, including relevant tool development and automation
• Develop novel structural analysis techniques for reusable launch vehicles
• Direct design and development engineers in the successful application of structural mechanics and analysis principles to achieve system and component requirements
• Develop and execute tests to support structures development and qualification, including hands-on work like test article integration, instrumentation setup, and data processing

Skills

Structural analysis

Analytical thinking

Engineering knowledge

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Nastran

Abaqus

Femap

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer to drive the architecture and development of rocket structures, including tanks and thrust structures. You will collaborate across teams to ensure design goals are met and weight and performance targets are achieved.

The role involves building and validating analyses at component, system, and vehicle levels, developing new techniques for reusable launch vehicles, and guiding design engineers in applying structural