Relativity Space
Senior Structures Test Engineer
$124K–$186K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience designing, analyzing, fabricating, commissioning, or operating mechanical, structural, or test systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related engineering field.
About the job
Owns the design, development, installation, commissioning, and operation of structural test infrastructure and related hardware.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze test stands, supporting structures, pressure systems, and mechanical hardware.
- Develop requirements, architectures, drawings, and documentation for fabrication, installation, procurement, and commissioning.
- Review technical work for structural and operational hazards, and support hands-on assembly, commissioning, troubleshooting, and testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related engineering field.
- Experience applying engineering principles through the design lifecycle for physical hardware.
- Experience with 3D modeling and engineering drafting, including GD&T, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.
- Working knowledge of structural analysis and test, structures strength, stability, fatigue, and manufacturing processes.
Nice to have
- Experience with structural engineering and fluid systems, pressure-system codes, or advanced finite element analysis.
- Hands-on manufacturing or test operations experience, or experience developing engineering practices and workflows using Python, VBA, or similar tools.
Pay
$124,000 — $186,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
GD&T, ASME B31.3, ASME BPVC, NASTRAN, ANSYS, Python, VBA
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