Vehicle Test Engineering Lead

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Generous PTO

Sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Test Engineering Manager to lead a 4–5 engineer team and the Test Infrastructure group, owning vehicle test deliverables for final stage integration and test plans.

You will drive continuous improvement, coordinate with campaign ownership, and define test configurations for production. A BS in engineering plus 6+ years in avionics manufacturing and 1+ year leadership are required.

Qualifications

• BS in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering.
• 6+ years building, testing, and integrating avionics hardware in a manufacturing environment.
• 1+ years managing and growing engineering teams.
• Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, and production personnel.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 4–5 Test Engineers and the new Test Infrastructure group.
• Own all vehicle test deliverables for final stage integration workcenters including test plans, planned hours.
• Move team to culture of continuous improvement – reduce test cycle time and improve first pass yield.
• Define how to get production demand signal from Stage 1, Stage 2, and Thrust Structure and campaigns.
• Own execution and process for all vehicle and subsystem checkout operations including fluid systems and high/low voltage checks.
• Develop vehicle test standards for production including operator qualification and training plans.
• Partner with systems engineering to define requirements and data reviews and manage test data storage.

Skills

Avionics hardware

Team leadership

Manufacturing experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent

Tools

MES

ERP

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Test Engineering Manager to lead a 4–5 engineer team and the Test Infrastructure group, owning vehicle test deliverables for final stage integration and test plans.

You will drive continuous improvement, coordinate with campaign ownership, and define test configurations for production. A BS in engineering plus 6+ years in avionics manufacturing and 1+ year leadership are required.