Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Structures

Own the shop floor for one or more primary structure assembly work centers, clearing barriers and keeping production moving

Champion process improvements across work centers, incorporating learnings from the first Terran R build

Partner with design, manufacturing, and reliability engineers, production teams, and outside vendors to drive builds forward

Write work instructions, specifications, and best practices for high-fidelity processes, and standardize them across the manufacturing team

Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams from development through the first prototype and flight builds

About You:

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, aerospace, mechanical, or another engineering discipline

8+ years related experience

Hands-on history supporting complex assembly builds, including making risk calls to disposition issues and keep production moving

Strong fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement and factory design, fastening and joining, and machining

Working knowledge of drilling and trim ops, tooling, inspection methods, and GDT

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across engineering and manufacturing to understand process constraints and feed back manufacturability inputs

Self-motivated, able to prioritize and execute in a high-pressure environment

Nice to have, but not required:

Direct experience with drill, trim, and fastening operations on aerospace products

New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into manufacturing, test, and production, with proven success

Project management experience in a fast-paced environment

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

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