Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$198k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Systems engineering, Mechanical design, Thrust vector control, Actuators, Requirements management
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$198k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: CAD, Kinematic synthesis, Pneumatic actuation, Hydraulic actuation, Mechatronics
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$198k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: Mechanical engineering, CAD, Kinematic synthesis, Pneumatic actuation, Hydraulic actuation
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$198k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: CAD, Kinematic synthesis, Pneumatic actuation, Hydraulic actuation, Mechatronics
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$148k–$222k/yr
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s ju…
Skills: PCBA assembly, SMT equipment, Soldering, BGA rework, AOI
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$40/hr–$70/hr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Structural testing, Instrumentation, Data acquisition, Hydraulic load testing, Pneumatic pressure testing
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
What is JetZero? Today’s aircraft contribute around 4% of global CO2 emissions, equivalent to the emissions of 200 million cars. This is only going to increase: Air travel is forecasted to double by 2050, while meaningfu…
Skills: Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Systems, Lab Testing, Electrical Wiring
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$156k–$230k/yr
About us Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize…
Skills: Process engineering, Front-end design, Conceptual design, Process simulation, Hydraulics calculation
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$159k–$206k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Thermal Analysis, Thermal Desktop, TVAC Testing, Active Thermal Control Systems, Passive Thermal Control Systems
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$40/hr–$57/hr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Ballistic Testing, Hypervelocity Impact Testing, High-speed Imaging, Data Acquisition Systems, Vacuum Systems
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$135k–$192k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: CMF design, Industrial design, Material science, Aerospace standards, Vendor management
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$19/hr–$38/hr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: MRP/ERP Systems, Smartsheet, Forklift Operation, Production Flow Management, Logistics Coordination
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$107k–$152k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, Identity & Access Management, Endpoint Management
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$138k–$265k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Mechanical design, Avionics, 3D CAD, GD&T, Electronics packaging
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$162k–$265k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Propulsion Design, Reliability Engineering, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Systems Integration
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$143k–$203k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Loads and Environments Prediction, Structural Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Vibration Testing, Acoustic Analysis
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$132k–$188k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Avionics Manufacturing, Wire Harness Fabrication, Electromechanical Integration, Production Management, IPC/WHMA-A-620
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$133k–$188k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Production Management, Takt-based Production, Lean Manufacturing, PFMEA, Configuration Control
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$27/hr–$34/hr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Class A TIG Welding, Metal Fabrication, Robotic Welding, Aluminum Welding, Blueprint Reading
Long Beach, California, United States · On-site
$162k–$265k/yr
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous huma…
Skills: Thermal Fluids Design, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Systems Integration, Reliability Engineering
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You will serve as the technical and programmatic owner for complex mechanism systems, leading cross-discipline integration from design through flight readiness. This involves defining system requirements, managing hardware and software interfaces, and executing hands-on testing and root-cause investigations.
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in an engineering field and possess at least 5 years of relevant experience in complex mechanical or electromechanical systems. Proven leadership in multi-disciplinary projects and the ability to balance technical requirements with ambitious schedules are essential.
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle 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.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
The Mechanisms Team at Relativity Space designs and delivers the complex, high-performance mechanical systems that enable launch-vehicle flight, landing, and reusability. We own the full lifecycle of mission-critical hardware—actuators, latches, and thrust vector control (TVC) systems—while partnering deeply with Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), Avionics, and Software to create integrated, operable solutions. Our work spans concept development through design, analysis, test, flight operations, and recovery, always balancing performance, reliability, and build rate.
About the Role:
As a Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer, you will be the technical and programmatic owner for large, cross-discipline mechanism systems such as thrust vector control. Reporting directly to the Mechanisms team, you will lead system-level design and integration, guiding requirements, architecture, and verification across hardware and software interfaces.
You will:
This role occasionally requires travel to test and launch sites and may involve shifted or weekend schedules to support critical milestones
About You:
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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.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].
Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.
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.
Offices: Long Beach, CA 90809, US · NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, US · Seattle , US · Cape Canaveral, Florida, US · D.C., Washington D.C., US
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