# Senior Mechanical Engineer, Factory Automation

Hiring organization: [Relativity Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/relativity-space)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/df4d3e65-c5e3-4014-bfda-7f42947e3b5e

Listed on Relativity Space's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Salary: 122000 – 182000 USD per year

## Summary

You'll design and develop tooling, fixtures, and factory automation equipment that directly enables the production of Terran R rockets. This role suits experienced mechanical engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving novel manufacturing challenges, and want to see their designs built and used on the factory floor within weeks rather than months.

_Our summary, not Relativity Space's wording._

## Skills named

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Siemens NX, Welding

## Required

- Bachelor of Science in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent
- 6+ years of experience designing, building, and commissioning tooling and fixtures for manufacturing, assembly, and test
- Proficiency with CAD and FEA-based analysis software (NX and ANSYS Workbench preferred)
- Full-cycle project completion experience
- Experience managing tooling projects from vendor selection through commissioning

## Nice to have

- Expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly, including prototype-to-production transition
- Knowledge of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis
- Understanding of common manufacturing processes and equipment (mills, lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting, rigging, assembly, inspection)
- Experience with custom machine design including motors, actuators, linear rails, pneumatics, and bearings

Apply on Relativity Space's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/relativity/jobs/8033611002?gh_jid=8033611002