Relativity Space
Senior Mechanisms Engineer
$132K–$198K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years of aerospace experience is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline; an advanced engineering degree is preferred.
About the job
Design, analyze, build, and test Terran R flight mechanisms across the full engineering lifecycle, coordinating with partner teams and supporting additive manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Lead mechanism design for systems such as stage separation, payload deployment, aero control features, and landing gear.
- Conduct trade studies, design analysis, and hardware testing; define design criteria and subsystem requirements.
- Integrate mechanisms with vehicle structures and collaborate with design, test, loads, additive, and manufacturing teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a 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, instrumentation, and structural strength, stability, and fatigue.
- Hands-on hardware build experience and a proven track record of technical problem-solving.
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, MATLAB, or fabrication and prototyping.
Pay
$132,000 — $198,000 USD base salary
Tools
NX, TeamCenter, Ansys, Femap, Python, MATLAB
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