Manager, Vehicle Structures Engineering jobs in United States
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Relativity Space · 10 hours ago

Manager, Vehicle Structures Engineering

positionLong Beach, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$185K/yr - $204K/yr
date3+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to meet today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs, with their Terran R vehicle poised to deliver customer payloads to orbit. The role involves serving as the technical authority for structures design, mentoring engineers, and overseeing the design and testing of complex structures.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Serve as technical authority for structures design in collaboration with Relativity’s engineering leadership
Hire, train, guide and mentor structures & design engineers to be efficient, hardware-focused, collaborative, and technically rigorous
Innovative conceptualization of structural load path, design of complex structures, definition of system packaging, guidance of test campaigns as well as support of manufacturing processes
Review of static & dynamic load inputs, material properties, and additive process features development, along with establishing structural systems & subsystems requirements

Qualification

Structures designPerformance managementTechnical leadershipManufacturing processesNXTeamcenterAnsysFemapProblem solving

Required

Undergraduate degree in engineering or related field
3+ years of technical leadership, hiring and performance management experience
Demonstrated ownership, accountability and success in delivering complex products on time and budget with minimal guidance
Fundamental knowledge of structures design, analysis, manufacturing and testing

Preferred

5+ years of technical leadership, hiring and performance management experience
Experience in a startup or fast pace development environment
Strong problem solver with great organization skills
Experience with NX, Teamcenter, Ansys and Femap

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
Generous PTO and sick leave policy
Parental leave
Annual learning and development stipend
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Company

Relativity Space

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Relativity Space is an aerospace company that designs, develops, and builds 3D printed rockets.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Long Beach, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
http://relativityspace.com

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.36B
Key Investors
FidelityTiger Global ManagementPlayground Global
2023-11-15Series F· $20M
2022-02-03Secondary Market
2021-06-08Series E· $650M

Leadership Team

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Eric Schmidt
Chair and CEO
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David Giger
VP of Engineering
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