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Manager, Avionics Mechanical Design Engineering

Relativity Space 🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States of America

Onsite $154,000 - $211,000 Full-time Senior

Lead a team of mechanical design engineers in the development, analysis, and testing of avionics enclosures and secondary structures. Collaborate with electrical and structural teams to ensure component reliability and performance in harsh environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of 5-10 mechanical design engineers through design, analysis, and test of avionics enclosures and secondary structure
  • Set team priorities and drive execution in alignment with the development schedule
  • Partner with electrical engineering design team to define component placement and evaluate thermal performance and vibration survivability
  • Partner with analysis and design teams on structural, dynamic, and thermal evaluations

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in a full cycle mechanical design engineering role
  • 3+ years of leadership experience
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field
  • Experience with 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software
  • Experience with structural and thermal analysis

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend

Key Skills

Mechanical design Leadership Collaboration 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software Structural and thermal analysis Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) Finite element analysis methods Design of electronic assemblies Vibration isolation systems Cross-functional collaboration

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is on a mission to make access to space more reliable and routine. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, Terran R, will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

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