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Relativity Space · 9 hours ago

Staff Structures Engineer

positionLong Beach, California
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$176K/yr - $225K/yr
date8+ years exp

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Staff Structures Engineer will be responsible for the full design cycle of integrated structures and flight mechanisms for the Terran R vehicle, including conceptualization, design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing.

3D TechnologyAerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Manufacturing

Responsibilities

Innovative conceptualization of structural load path, design for complex structures and adjacent system packaging
Review of static & dynamic load inputs, material properties & test as well as structural systems & subsystems requirements
Analysis and sizing of flight structures to ensure timely design reviews and drawing release
Develop and support hardware test campaigns, including test integration, operation and result evaluation
Support manufacturing process development

Qualification

NXNastranANSYSStructural analysisMechanical designFinite Element MethodsAdditive manufacturingTraditional manufacturingProject ownershipGD&T

Required

8+ years of experience in a design engineering role
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline
Significant experience with industry-standard CAD packages such as NX, Creo, or Solidworks
Working knowledge of structural analysis (hand calculation, Finite Elements Methods and industry tools) and test
Fundamental knowledge of structures strength, stability and fatigue failure mechanisms
Fundamental knowledge of additive and traditional manufacturing processes
Full life cycle project ownership experience

Preferred

8+ years of mechanical or structural design & analysis experience
Extensive experience with NX/TeamCenter
Expertise using Nastran and ANSYS
Experience with GD&T and drafting

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity
A generous PTO and sick leave policy
Parental leave
An annual learning and development stipend
And more!

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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