Tooling & Automation Engineer for Rocket Production

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Parental leave; learning & development

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking Mechanical Design Engineers to design and develop tooling and factory automation equipment supporting Terran R production. You’ll work with Design and Manufacturing to translate concepts into functional equipment and drive automation in a highly automated production facility.

The role emphasizes innovation, full project lifecycle, and collaboration with teams across propulsion, manufacturing, and software to accelerate production and scale facilities globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in manufacturing engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of work or project experience with design, build, and commissioning of tooling and fixtures for manufacturing, assembly and test.
• Experience using CAD and FEA-based analysis software (NX and ANSYS Workbench preferred) for structural applications.
• Experience in full-cycle project completion.
• Experience in strategic buildout and project management of tooling supporting production.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality development and production tooling and automation solutions for the Terran vehicle and Aeon engine programs.
• Capable of integrating concepts and principles of mechanical design and analysis of several different projects in a fast-paced environment - projects will vary in size and scale
• Ability to interpret and apply sound design and drafting standards (ASME Y14.5) in creating tooling drawing definitions
• Handle a wide range of technical problems and familiar with all types of material handling, assembly fixtures, off-loaders, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines
• Close collaboration with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to achieve the best possible cradle to grave metrics (safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, life, and maintenance/refurbishment)
• Manage projects including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, and commissioning of tooling

Skills

CAD

FEA

Project management

Tooling design

Manufacturing engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering

Tools

NX

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking Mechanical Design Engineers to design and develop tooling and factory automation equipment supporting Terran R production. You’ll work with Design and Manufacturing to translate concepts into functional equipment and drive automation in a highly automated production facility.

The role emphasizes innovation, full project lifecycle, and collaboration with teams across propulsion, manufacturing, and software to accelerate production and scale facilities globally.