Senior Construction Design Engineer (MEP)
$130k/y-$166k/y
19 days ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Construction Design Engineer (MEP) to join their team in Long Beach, CA. The role focuses on leading infrastructure project design and delivery to support the factory that builds rockets, contributing to the company's mission of advancing space exploration and innovation.
About the Role
Lead end-to-end infrastructure project design at the Wormhole factory from concept development through permit issuance and construction handoff. Translate operational requirements into buildable, code-compliant design packages across architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil disciplines. Serve as the central point of coordination for stakeholder engagement, consultant management, and cross-functional design integration. Drive development of work center layouts in collaboration with Manufacturing Engineers and CAD teams to meet equipment, utility, and compliance needs. Manage design-phase budgets, soft cost estimates, and change tracking in partnership with project controls and estimating teams. Provide construction administration support including submittal reviews, RFI responses, site walks, and punchlist validation to ensure design intent is maintained.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience leading capital or infrastructure projects through design, permitting, and construction phases.
- Strong knowledge of building codes, fire/life safety, Title 24, and permitting requirements.
- Proven ability to manage consultant deliverables, coordinate interdisciplinary design reviews, and facilitate stakeholder alignment.
- Proficiency in reviewing construction documents, redlines, and QA/QC deliverables for scope clarity and constructability.
- Organized communicator skilled at producing clear meeting notes, action trackers, and handoff packages for execution teams.
Preferred:
- PE license or PMP certification.
- Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments or cleanroom infrastructure projects.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Generous PTO and sick leave policy.
- Parental leave.
- Annual learning and development stipend.
- Additional benefits and perks as offered by Relativity Space.
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company. With an ever-growing need for space infrastructure, demand for launch services is continuously outpacing supply. Our reusable rockets can meet this demand, offering customers the right size payload capacity at the right cost. Leveraging advances in additive manufacturing, we are strategically focused on reducing vehicle complexity, cost, and time to market. Our patented technologies enable innovative designs once thought impossible and unlock new value propositions in the booming space economy.
Long Beach, CA