Relativity Space

Manufacturing Engineer 1, Unpressurized Systems

Relativity Space • $90K — $136K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or related field
  • 1+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong interpersonal skills for cross-team collaboration
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of GD&T
  • Ability to conduct trade studies using engineering fundamentals
  • Self-motivated with strong task prioritization skills
  • Experience with primary vehicle structures and assembly processes

Responsibilities

  • Own major primary structure assembly and subassemblies from initial build to production
  • Generate and maintain mBOM, CONOPS, and build schedules
  • Create work instructions and best practices for high-fidelity processes
  • Establish work cell stations considering assembly operations and tooling
  • Support live issue resolution on the shop floor
  • Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to engineering teams
  • Drive process improvements and integrate lessons learned into production

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Commitment to transparency and fairness in compensation practices
Full Job Description
About the team:

The Manufacturing team at Relativity Space is currently deep in manufacturing trades and process development for Terran R, our next generation, fully re-useable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities-from determining the most efficient factory floor layout, to developing and implementing complex tooling and processes, and even interfacing with the vehicle engineering team to heavily influence the design of the rocket. Unique to Relativity, you will get to work across many teams to iterate and support development of the vehicle program.

About the role:
  • Own a major primary structure assembly and its child subassemblies (landing legs, grid fins, tank structures, thrust structure, interstage, payload adapters, or heatshield components) from first build into rate production
  • Generate and maintain the mBOM, CONOPS, and build schedule throughout the development process
  • Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes, and help standardize those processes across the manufacturing team
  • Help establish the stations within the inaugural work cell, accounting for assembly operations, tooling and capital equipment requirements, and rate targets
  • Support the shop floor through live issue resolution, and drive process improvements and lessons learned back into the production flow and into the next generation of manufacturing technology
  • Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to the structures teams through the first prototype and flight builds, working closely with design, manufacturing, and reliability engineers, internal production teams, external vendors, and Factory Development

About You:
  • Bachelor's degree in aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
  • 1+ years progressive and related experience required
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability
  • Working knowledge of primary vehicle structures, machining, assembly process, & tooling - Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of GD&T
  • Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals
  • Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment
  • Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Nice to Have:
  • Experience transitioning products from prototype to mass production
  • New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success
  • Experience in managing projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with critical lifting and tool design to support urgent operations
  • Experience welding high temp alloys
  • Experience with full size determinate assembly (FSDA)


At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range:

$90,000-$136,000 USD

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is an American aerospace manufacturer that is developing 3D printed rockets. The company was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Relativity Space's goal is to reduce the cost and time required to produce rockets by using 3D printing technology. The company's rockets are designed to be fully reusable, which could significantly reduce the cost of space launches. Relativity Space has received funding from a number of investors, including Mark Cuban and Playground Global.
Learn more about Relativity Space
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Relativity Space

More Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Find similar Manufacturing Engineer 1, Unpressurized Systems jobs: