Relativity Space
Lead, Dynamic Environments Engineering
$136K–$204K
Long Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in structural dynamics, random vibrations, and acoustics.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or related field.
About the job
Leads analysis, testing, and qualification of rocket hardware for vibration, shock, and acoustic environments, including instrumentation and payload interface requirements.
What you'll do
- Own design considerations and methods for analyzing, testing, and qualifying structures, avionics, and actuators for vibration, shock, acoustics, and aero buffet.
- Manage dynamics instrumentation and measurement systems, and support vibration, shock, and acoustic test planning and execution.
- Coordinate dynamics issues across engineering teams, develop payload interface environment levels, and mentor junior analysts.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with structural dynamics, random vibrations, and acoustics, including solving complex interdisciplinary problems.
- Expert knowledge of vibration and shock test methods and industry standards; ability to create shaker and shock test plans for aerospace parts.
- Knowledge of random vibration theory and NASTRAN, ABAQUS, or ANSYS, with fluency in at least one; high-speed instrumentation and signal processing experience.
Nice to have
- Master's or higher qualification.
- Direct Space Engineering experience in structural dynamics analysis, testing, and qualification through a full program cycle.
Pay
$136,000 — $204,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS
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