Hiring: Senior Structures Engineer Company: Relativity Space Location: Long Beach, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:19:22 Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, Assembly, AutoCAD, CAD, Load Testing About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and delivering aerospace primary or secondary structures Required Skills: •This position requires a highly motivated, hands-on engineer who thrives in ambiguity, can execute with autonomy, and is eager to take on end-to-end ownership, from early architecture and trade studies to prototype testing to final flight qualification. •Lead the design, analysis, and development of spacecraft structures from concept through flight •Perform structural and dynamic analysis to validate designs across all mission phases •Produce engineering drawings with required specifications for manufacturing •Partner cross-functionally with all subsystems to ensure structural integrity and system-level integration. •Manage fabrication and assembly of structural components, including supplier coordination, material procurement, and flight hardware acceptance testing •Design and execute environmental testing, load testing, and flight verification campaigns Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field •Demonstrated ability to take structural systems from blank-sheet concept through qualification and flight •Proficiency in CAD and structural analysis tools •Applied hands-on capability in metallic structural design, GD&T, drawing creation, integration, and testing •Strong communication skills and demonstrated success working cross-functionally in fast-paced environments •Direct technical experience with interplanetary spacecraft design •Operational familiarity with NASA or other spaceflight structural design and verification standards Compensation: •$132,000 - $198,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!