Relativity Space
Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer
$132K–$198K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; nice to have: 7+ years of aerospace experience or an advanced engineering degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
About the job
Design, analyze, build, and test Terran R flight mechanisms across the full engineering lifecycle, coordinating with vehicle, structures, avionics, fluids, test, and manufacturing teams.
What you'll do
- Lead mechanism design for systems such as stage separation, payload deployment, aero control features, and landing gear.
- Conduct trade studies, define design criteria and subsystem requirements, and review loads, materials, and manufacturing processes.
- Support mechanism manufacturing and testing, including integration with printed primary structures and additive processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in a full cycle design engineering role, including CAD, analysis, build and test.
- Fundamental knowledge of kinematic synthesis, pneumatic/hydraulic actuation, mechatronics and instrumentation; and of structures strength, stability and fatigue failure modes.
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and surface treatments; proven technical problem-solving and hands-on hardware build experience.
Nice to have
- 7+ years of aerospace experience or an advanced engineering degree; experience with launch vehicle mechanisms and multi-body dynamics analysis.
- Experience with NX, TeamCenter, Ansys, Femap, Python or MATLAB; hands-on fabrication or prototyping experience.
Pay
$132,000 — $198,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NX, TeamCenter, Ansys, Femap, Python, MATLAB
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