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Relativity Space · 2 days ago

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Assembly, Second Shift

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $166K/yr

5+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to meet the growing demand for launch capacity and advance science and exploration. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will oversee primary structure assembly work, champion process improvements, and collaborate with engineers and production teams to drive progress in manufacturing operations.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Cover the shop floor for all primary structure work center assembly work, clearing barriers and keeping production moving

Champion process improvements across multiple work centers to improve assembly operations and incorporate feedback and learnings from the first Terran R build into future rocket builds

Collaborate closely with a diverse team of engineers specializing in design, manufacturing, and reliability, as well as internal production teams and external vendors, leveraging their collective expertise to drive progress

Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes

Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team

Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during the development phase and through the first prototype and flight builds

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringManufacturing ProcessesProcess ImprovementGD&TProject ManagementInterpersonal SkillsSelf-Motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline

5+ years progressive and related experience required

Strong history of supporting complicated assembly builds and capable of making risk decisions on a regular basis to disposition issues during build and keep production moving

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability

Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining

Expert knowledge of common drilling and trim ops, other manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods and GD&T

Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment