Cory Lay

Mechanical Engineer

Satellite Beach, Florida, United States

About

Skilled in product development using Auto CAD, SolidWorks and Rhino CAD. CNC programming, tooling fixtures, custom post processors. Production management with Lean Six Sigma Black Belt principles.

Experience

  • Relativity Space (Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States)
    • Senior Manager, Launch Structural Engineering
      Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Manager, Test and Launch Structural Engineering
      Jan 2025 - Sep 2025 · 9 mos

    • Senior Mechanical Engineer
      Nov 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Launch mechanical engineer responsible for critical mechanical infrastructure required to support Terran R launches.

  • Ground Operations Engineer III at Sierra Space
    Jul 2023 - Nov 2023 · 5 mos

  • GSE Engineer IV at BRPH
    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Manufacturing and Facilities Lead Engineer at Vaya Space
    Feb 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr

    • Led a crew of engineers and technicians installing a liquid oxygen test stand capable of supporting 3,000 lbs. of thrust • Designed and built a 100a clean room to ISO 5 specifications • Team lead for the design, build and testing of the Ground Support Equipment developed for a sub-orbital, liquid oxygen, flight vehicle – System included LOx fill and drain, GN2 purge, GHe fill and pneumatics • Supported the design and analysis of the liquid oxygen feed system for a sub-orbital flight vehicle • Designed flight hardware including secondary structural supports and valve assemblies for a sub-orbital flight vehicle • Created drawing packages in accordance with ASME Y14.5-2009 for flight hardware • Developed requirements for an orbital class vehicles’ horizontal integration facility • Developed requirements document for an engine test stand supporting 70,000 lbs. of thrust • Analyzed fill and chill-in rates of cryogenic tanks by developing 3D thermal analysis MATLAB code

  • Propulsion Engineer at Rocket Crafters
    Oct 2020 - Feb 2021 · 5 mos