Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical Assembly, Fluid Systems)

Join Relativity Space as a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in the design release and New Product Introduction phase for our next generation, fully re-useable rocket, Terran R. You will lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers, coordinate cross-functional efforts, and provide hands-on technical leadership to resolve manufacturing challenges. This position offers a range of benefits, including health coverage, 401(k), equity, generous PTO, and a $2,000 annual learning stipend.

• Lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineers in building flight-ready mechanisms and integrated sub-assemblies, driving scalable, efficient, 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, supply chain, and production to execute the build process, covering planning, sourcing strategies, sequencing, mBOM development, tooling, equipment and work order creation.
• To be successful in this role, you need to be a self-starter that can thrive in ambiguity, identify problems and quickly resolve them, and provide definition to the previously undefined
• You should have a commitment to quality and the discipline required to achieve it
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with design, manufacturing, production, and quality teams to execute and optimize build processes
• Strong understanding of mechanisms manufacturing and integrated assembly processes across mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems
• 5+ years of relevant work experience and 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
• Experience executing and driving projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• 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