Relativity Space

Mechanical Engineer Interview Experience

December 4, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was smooth. There were several behavioral and technical interviews. Overall, it felt like a very thorough screening to make sure that they were only hiring the best.

Questions

Beam mechanics, issues with joining 3D printed parts.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Relativity Space Mechanical Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Relativity Space's interview process for their Mechanical Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive22%

Neutral33%

Negative44%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Relativity Space's Mechanical Engineer interview process in United States.

Relativity Space Work Experiences

Learning opportunities in a supportive culture, but unrealistic demands

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Lots of learning opportunities and a supportive work culture

Cons: Unrealistic schedule demands and expectations

Learning opportunities in a supportive culture, but unrealistic demands

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Lots of learning opportunities and a supportive work culture

Cons: Unrealistic schedule demands and expectations

Great company on the way up

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

February 14, 2023

Pros: Real challenges available to help push 3D manufacturing forward

Cons: Must be comfortable with taking big risks.

Great company on the way up

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

February 14, 2023

Pros: Real challenges available to help push 3D manufacturing forward

Cons: Must be comfortable with taking big risks.

It's fine

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

November 1, 2021

Pros: Relativity is working on incredible technology. It's an exciting place to be. We may very well change the way manufacturing is done, and I am not a person who buys into such start-up hype. Rockets are cool! My coworkers are smart and capable. We are an extremely effective team, and it's something I've never personally experienced until coming here. The office is great! The factory and food and everything is just awesome. It really has that start-up feel mixed with futurism and rockets.

Cons: The culture is basically non-existent because the company tripled since covid began. It's just a bunch of people who gossip and drink. The gossip gets pretty malicious to be honest. Be careful. There are a lot of ex-SpaceX people here and there's a very, very weird attitude about SpaceX. We simultaneously want to be like them and not be like them. We like them as friendly competitors but we also harbor grudges. I came from another industry (automotive) so this attitude is very noticeable and very weird to me. Company is so obnoxious and arrogant about DEI. The DEI is fine, it's good, it's nice to see progress of course. But the company acts like they are the best, most progressive company ever and really they're just alright at it. It's very odd to see and I roll my eyes at what I consider to be empty platitudes. The company is only focused on DEI when it comes to race. For example: transphobic memes get shared on the general chat and no one seems to care. It's just another way they are not really doing as well as they could on DEI, but they still act like they're literally industry leaders... lol... Company sets milestones that require teams to do insane hours, but those milestones are completely arbitrary. Like, they just get made up by execs who don't really get what's happening on the ground so the goals are just kind of weird. We finish the milestones, but for what? Scheduling is bad and intentionally set up to crunch. My boss and boss's boss both think it's stupid and don't care to fight it. I can't elaborate further.

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

November 1, 2021

Pros: Relativity is working on incredible technology. It's an exciting place to be. We may very well change the way manufacturing is done, and I am not a person who buys into such start-up hype. Rockets are cool! My coworkers are smart and capable. We are an extremely effective team, and it's something I've never personally experienced until coming here. The office is great! The factory and food and everything is just awesome. It really has that start-up feel mixed with futurism and rockets.

Cons: The culture is basically non-existent because the company tripled since covid began. It's just a bunch of people who gossip and drink. The gossip gets pretty malicious to be honest. Be careful. There are a lot of ex-SpaceX people here and there's a very, very weird attitude about SpaceX. We simultaneously want to be like them and not be like them. We like them as friendly competitors but we also harbor grudges. I came from another industry (automotive) so this attitude is very noticeable and very weird to me. Company is so obnoxious and arrogant about DEI. The DEI is fine, it's good, it's nice to see progress of course. But the company acts like they are the best, most progressive company ever and really they're just alright at it. It's very odd to see and I roll my eyes at what I consider to be empty platitudes. The company is only focused on DEI when it comes to race. For example: transphobic memes get shared on the general chat and no one seems to care. It's just another way they are not really doing as well as they could on DEI, but they still act like they're literally industry leaders... lol... Company sets milestones that require teams to do insane hours, but those milestones are completely arbitrary. Like, they just get made up by execs who don't really get what's happening on the ground so the goals are just kind of weird. We finish the milestones, but for what? Scheduling is bad and intentionally set up to crunch. My boss and boss's boss both think it's stupid and don't care to fight it. I can't elaborate further.

Learning opportunities in a supportive culture, but unrealistic demands

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Lots of learning opportunities and a supportive work culture

Cons: Unrealistic schedule demands and expectations

4.0
Learning opportunities in a supportive culture, but unrealistic demands
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
Long Beach, CA
June 3, 2026
Pros: Lots of learning opportunities and a supportive work culture
Cons: Unrealistic schedule demands and expectations

Great company on the way up

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

February 14, 2023

Pros: Real challenges available to help push 3D manufacturing forward

Cons: Must be comfortable with taking big risks.

4.0
Great company on the way up
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
February 14, 2023
Pros: Real challenges available to help push 3D manufacturing forward
Cons: Must be comfortable with taking big risks.

It's fine

Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee

November 1, 2021

Pros: Relativity is working on incredible technology. It's an exciting place to be. We may very well change the way manufacturing is done, and I am not a person who buys into such start-up hype. Rockets are cool! My coworkers are smart and capable. We are an extremely effective team, and it's something I've never personally experienced until coming here. The office is great! The factory and food and everything is just awesome. It really has that start-up feel mixed with futurism and rockets.

Cons: The culture is basically non-existent because the company tripled since covid began. It's just a bunch of people who gossip and drink. The gossip gets pretty malicious to be honest. Be careful. There are a lot of ex-SpaceX people here and there's a very, very weird attitude about SpaceX. We simultaneously want to be like them and not be like them. We like them as friendly competitors but we also harbor grudges. I came from another industry (automotive) so this attitude is very noticeable and very weird to me. Company is so obnoxious and arrogant about DEI. The DEI is fine, it's good, it's nice to see progress of course. But the company acts like they are the best, most progressive company ever and really they're just alright at it. It's very odd to see and I roll my eyes at what I consider to be empty platitudes. The company is only focused on DEI when it comes to race. For example: transphobic memes get shared on the general chat and no one seems to care. It's just another way they are not really doing as well as they could on DEI, but they still act like they're literally industry leaders... lol... Company sets milestones that require teams to do insane hours, but those milestones are completely arbitrary. Like, they just get made up by execs who don't really get what's happening on the ground so the goals are just kind of weird. We finish the milestones, but for what? Scheduling is bad and intentionally set up to crunch. My boss and boss's boss both think it's stupid and don't care to fight it. I can't elaborate further.

3.0
It's fine
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
November 1, 2021
Pros: Relativity is working on incredible technology. It's an exciting place to be. We may very well change the way manufacturing is done, and I am not a person who buys into such start-up hype. Rockets are cool! My coworkers are smart and capable. We are an extremely effective team, and it's something I've never personally experienced until coming here. The office is great! The factory and food and everything is just awesome. It really has that start-up feel mixed with futurism and rockets.
Cons: The culture is basically non-existent because the company tripled since covid began. It's just a bunch of people who gossip and drink. The gossip gets pretty malicious to be honest. Be careful. There are a lot of ex-SpaceX people here and there's a very, very weird attitude about SpaceX. We simultaneously want to be like them and not be like them. We like them as friendly competitors but we also harbor grudges. I came from another industry (automotive) so this attitude is very noticeable and very weird to me. Company is so obnoxious and arrogant about DEI. The DEI is fine, it's good, it's nice to see progress of course. But the company acts like they are the best, most progressive company ever and really they're just alright at it. It's very odd to see and I roll my eyes at what I consider to be empty platitudes. The company is only focused on DEI when it comes to race. For example: transphobic memes get shared on the general chat and no one seems to care. It's just another way they are not really doing as well as they could on DEI, but they still act like they're literally industry leaders... lol... Company sets milestones that require teams to do insane hours, but those milestones are completely arbitrary. Like, they just get made up by execs who don't really get what's happening on the ground so the goals are just kind of weird. We finish the milestones, but for what? Scheduling is bad and intentionally set up to crunch. My boss and boss's boss both think it's stupid and don't care to fight it. I can't elaborate further.

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