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Salary: USD 90,000 - 136,000 / annual
Relativity Space is building Terran R, a 3D-printed rocket designed to deliver payloads to orbit. The Launch team operates at Cape Canaveral, where all major systems—stages, payloads, ground systems, launch, landing, and refurbishment—come together. This is where first flights happen and where the scale of operations is unlike anything in modern aerospace.
As a Manufacturing Engineer I on the Launch team, you will support manufacturing and integration activities for launch site hardware and systems. You will work under the guidance of experienced engineers to contribute to fabrication and integration efforts, collaborate with internal teams and third-party vendors, and gain hands-on experience implementing manufacturing solutions in a fast-paced field environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support fabrication and integration activities for structural hardware, tooling, ground support equipment, and related launch site systems
- Review engineering drawings, CAD models, work instructions, and specifications to identify questions or potential issues
- Coordinate with engineering, technicians, fabrication teams, and vendors to support hardware builds, installations, testing, and integration activities
- Apply established fabrication and field techniques, including drilling, machining, metrology, lifting and rigging, and other processes as appropriate
- Assist with troubleshooting manufacturing and integration issues by gathering information, evaluating potential solutions, and implementing approved changes
- Document manufacturing and integration activities and communicate progress, issues, and results to cross-functional teams
You will collaborate with fluids, civil, electrical, and mechanical teams to ensure hardware is built and installed to engineering requirements and applicable tolerances.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related discipline; or equivalent practical experience
- Hands-on experience through internships, co-ops, academic projects, or professional work supporting manufacturing, fabrication, structural builds, precision tooling, ground support equipment, or similar mechanical hardware
- Familiarity with CAD software such as NX, Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar tools
- Familiarity with engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, and basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) concepts
- Exposure to manufacturing or field fabrication techniques such as drilling, milling, line boring, metrology, lifting and rigging, or similar processes through coursework, projects, internships, or professional experience
- Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, technicians, vendors, and other teams to follow established processes, resolve issues, and complete work safely and accurately
- Must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at Cape Canaveral
NICE TO HAVES:
- Experience supporting partial or full life-cycle structural build or integration projects
- Experience working with large steel, aluminum, or similar structural systems
- Experience with mechanical systems, mechanisms, moving assemblies, or ground support equipment
- Experience with proof testing, qualification testing, or other hardware test activities
- Familiarity with AFSPCMAN 91-710 or similar range safety, launch, or aerospace compliance requirements
- Experience working on projects supporting the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, NASA, or other government or aerospace customers
