Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Machining

Overview

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Machining — Long Beach, California

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. This is a unique moment to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture while Terran R is tangible and momentum is growing.

Relativity Space is a place where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. You’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time.

The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures. Engineers and technicians work side by side with real-time feedback to build better and faster. With a manifest and a launch date, the team delivers on Terran R by solving challenges in real time, optimizing for scale, and continuously improving processes. As the vehicle evolves, so will the factory, with opportunities to apply automation, machine learning, and advanced technologies.

• Own operations on our 2 large 3-axis mills (20’x8’) and VTL (20’ diameter).
• Help introduce new products to these machines and improve current high-volume work across the 3-axis mills.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers specializing in design, manufacturing, reliability, internal production teams, and external vendors to drive progress.
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes and help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.
• Help establish new machining work centers by championing tooling and process definition needed to build parts for Terran R.
• Support the shop floor through live issue resolution and provide upstream feedback as we innovate the next generation of manufacturing technology.
• Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during development and through the first prototype and flight builds.

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline; 5+ years progressive and related experience required
• 3D & 2D design/drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M (NX preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability
• Direct experience with CNC milling and turning operations across multiple materials
• Understanding of machine programming (G-code) and machine set-up
• Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining
• Proven history of delivering complex hardware. Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

• Extensive experience with CNC milling, turning, and drilling operations across multiple materials; aluminum experience and large parts (>6’) preferred
• Experience designing work holding for complicated machining operations
• New product introduction of aerospace hardware into manufacturing, test, and production systems with proven success
• Experience managing projects in a fast-paced environment

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. We offer competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more. To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit our site.

Hiring Range: $130,000 - $166,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.