Drimva

Relativity Space

Senior Vehicle Structures Design Engineer

$132K–$198K

Long Beach, California +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026

Location
Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California, United States
Experience
4+ years of experience in a design engineering role.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.

About the job

Design, release, and support manufacturing of primary and secondary structures for all stages of the Terran R rocket, including parts, assemblies, and systems.

What you'll do

  • Develop structural parts, assemblies, and systems from concept through initial release.
  • Coordinate design-for-manufacturing decisions and assess packaging, tolerances, hardware stacks, fasteners, gapping, and shimming.
  • Create and release drawings; support BOM, configuration management, and fabrication.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
  • Experience with industry-standard CAD packages such as NX, CATIA, Creo, or SOLIDWORKS.
  • Fundamental knowledge of structural strength, stability, and fatigue failure mechanisms.
  • Ability to work with large assemblies and navigate large vehicle BOMs.

Nice to have

  • 2+ years of experience with NX/Teamcenter PLM.
  • 3+ years of experience with GD&T and drafting.

Pay

$132,000 — $198,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

NX/TeamCenter, NX, CATIA, Creo, SOLIDWORKS, GD&T

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)