At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.
Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.
About the Team:
The Manufacturing team owns all process development, fabrication strategy, and production equipment for Terran R, our next generation, reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities – from factory floor layout, to developing complex tooling for novel processes, and interfacing with our vehicle engineering team to heavily influence design of the rocket. We leverage our deep expertise to translate engineering requirements into highly optimized production lines, working cross functionally to consistently enhance the vehicle program.
About the Role:
- Lead collaboration efforts with vehicle design and manufacturing engineers to establish and optimize part processing definitions, ensuring seamless integration of engineering models, BOMs, and CAD drawings using Siemens NX and TeamCenter.
- Drive the development and refinement of complex 3D models and 2D drawings for mechanical parts and assemblies, supporting advanced vehicle development and high-rate production.
- Oversee the creation of detailed exploded views of CAD/CAM assemblies for work instructions, ensuring clarity of key components and implementing best practices for GD&T and manufacturability.
- Strategically manage product lifecycle processes, leading the execution of engineering change orders, advanced model revisions, and high-quality data preparation for PLM system release.
- Establish and enhance technical documentation standards, ensuring accuracy and consistency in process definitions, exploded CAD views, and engineering drawings with BOMs to optimize manufacturing efficiency.
About You:
- 5+ years of experience with assembly modelling in Siemens NX or equivalent (Catia, SolidWorks, Fusion 360)
- 5+ years of experience with reading and interpreting technical documents and/or drawings
- 3+ years of experience geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and familiarity with AS9100 or ISO9001
- 3+ years of experience with structural design principles for assembly and manufacturing
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers in CAD best practices, GD&T application, and manufacturability principles, fostering a high-performing technical team.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance product development processes.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering strongly preferred; advanced degree (M.S. or higher) in a relevant field is a plus.
- Deep expertise in Siemens TeamCenter PLM or equivalent enterprise PLM systems, with the ability to drive process improvements and system optimization.
- GD&T Professional Certification (GDTP Y14.5 - ASME) or equivalent advanced training in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, demonstrating expertise in precision engineering standards.
- Extensive experience with structures manufacturing engineering processes, including CNC machining, forming, and welding, with a strong understanding of process optimization and DFM/DFA principles.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in CAD, PLM, and manufacturing process integration, driving efficiency and technical excellence across engineering and production teams.
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:
$57—$69.85 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Relativity Space Long Beach, California, USA Office
We have two sites in Long Beach, CA's Space Beach: "The Wormhole," a 1M sq. ft. factory, once Boeing C-17's home. Nearby, "The Portal" supports Aeon R engine production for our Terran R launch vehicle.
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