Relativity Space
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Tooling
$143K–$215K
Long Beach, California +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jan 12, 2026
- Location
- Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of work or project experience.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering or mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Designs, develops, and commissions manufacturing tooling and factory automation equipment for Terran R and Aeon engine production.
What you'll do
- Develop tooling and automation solutions, including fixtures, material-handling equipment, and custom machines.
- Apply mechanical design and analysis principles and ASME Y14.5 drafting standards across projects.
- Manage tooling projects from vendor selection and fabrication through inspection, installation, and commissioning.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering or mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
- 10+ years of work or project experience designing, building, and commissioning manufacturing, assembly, and test tooling and fixtures.
- Experience using CAD and FEA-based analysis software for structural applications.
- Experience with full-cycle project completion and strategic tooling buildout and project management.
Nice to have
- NX and ANSYS Workbench.
- Expertise in design for manufacturability and assembly, or experience taking products from prototype to production.
Pay
USD 143,000–215,000 base salary
Tools
ASME Y14.5, CAD, FEA, NX, ANSYS Workbench
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