Senior Avionics Mechanical Engineer

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 138000 - 178000

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll 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 were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Interplanetary Program wasestablishedto expand access to scientific exploration across our solar system. Its mission is to make planetary research faster more affordable and more capable than ever before by rethinking how science missions are designed built andoperated. The program aims to enable scientists to send instruments to distant worlds without decades of development or prohibitive costs. By creating a sustainable model for interplanetary exploration we are transforming space science from an occasional event into a continuous process of discovery that accelerates knowledge broadens participation and inspires the next generation of explorers.

About the Role:

As an Avionics Mechanical Responsible Engineer you will own the design development and delivery of all mechanical hardware supporting our next-generation space science avionics platforms. This includes enclosures mounting structures thermal accommodations and interfaces to spacecraft systems. You willbe responsible forensuring the delivered Avionicscan survive launch and space environments and for solving complex thermal and structural challenges in tight mass-efficient packaging.

This is a hands-on role for a self-driven engineer who thrives in a fast-paced prototype-heavy environment. Youll work from first principles to rapidly iterate on designs perform analysis and testing and lead the delivery of flight-ready avionics mechanical systems.

About You:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related field
5 years of experience in mechanical design packaging or thermal management for aerospace or ruggedized electronic systems
Proven ability to deliver mechanical systems from concept through qualification and flight
Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks NX or equivalent) and analysis tools for structural and thermal performance
Hands-on experience building testing and debugging hardware in a lab environment
Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally in a fast-paced rapidly iterating team environment

Nice to haves but not required:

Familiarity with NASA or other spaceflight structural verification standards environmental testing and qualification
Experience designing mechanical systems for spaceflight avionics or payloads
Experience with high-density electronics cooling (conduction heat pipes cold plates)
Knowledge of materials and processes for vacuum and radiation environments

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.

Hiring Range:

$138000 - $178000 USD

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.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC