Relativity Space

aerospace

Lead,ManufacturingEngineer,Mechanisms&IntegratedSubassemblies

$144–176k Long Beach, California, United States
The Brief

“Lead, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanisms & Integrated Subassemblies at Relativity Space. Skills: manufacturing engineering, mechanisms, integrated subassemblies, production processes, build development, cross-functional coordination, root cause analysis, team leadership. Lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers building flight-ready mechanisms and integrated sub-assemblies. driving scalable, efficient, and high-quality production processes”

What You'll Achieve.

delivering customer payloads to orbit; achieving commercial success with Terran R; unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation; pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known; develop hardware that supports rocket reusability; optimizing factory floor layouts; designing and implementing intricate tooling and processes; driving scalable, efficient, and high-quality production processes; contributing directly to build development; aligning operations with scaling and continuous improvement objectives; implement sustainable, efficiency-driven solutions

Industry & Context.

aerospace
Problems you'll solve

solving problems that haven’t been solved before; identify problems and quickly resolve them; provide definition to the previously undefined; resolve manufacturing challenges; lead root cause analysis; implement sustainable, efficiency-driven solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of relevant work experience, BS degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing engineering or related technical field, Extensive experience authoring work instructions, mBOMs and technical procedures for interdisciplinary assemblies involving mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems, Proven ability to work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, production, and quality teams to execute and optimize build processes, understanding of mechanisms manufacturing and integrated assembly processes across mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems, Experience executing and driving projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Nice to Have

Previous experience leading or mentoring engineering teams, Experience with scaling manufacturing processes from development through rate production, Hands-on experience with RCCA, assembly testing, tooling design and/or fabrication, Experience in capacity analysis, PFMEA, value stream mapping and work center/process development

What You'll Do.

Lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers building flight-ready mechanisms and integrated sub-assemblies

and high-quality production processes

Own a major mechanized assembly and/or integrated sub-assembly

contributing directly to build development while guiding team execution from design release through production

Coordinate cross-functional efforts across design

and production to execute the build process

Guide workcenter development with a strategic focus on long-term goals

aligning operations with scaling and continuous improvement objectives

Provide hands-on technical leadership to resolve manufacturing challenges

lead root cause analysis

implement sustainable

efficiency-driven solutions

Manage team priorities

offer technical direction

support professional development of team members

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating closely with vehicle design, factory test and production; work across many teams to iterate and support development of the vehicle program; work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, production, and quality teams; Coordinate cross-functional efforts across design, supply chain, and production

Process & Methodology

driving projects, Manage team priorities, drive execution

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