Manufacturing Engineer I, Stage Machining

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

20h•$90,000 - $136,000

About The Position

Relativity Space is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer I for its Stage Manufacturing team, which builds Terran R’s primary structures and develops the systems and processes used to manufacture the rocket. The engineer will share ownership of machining operations and help introduce products, establish work centers, standardize manufacturing processes, and improve production. The role involves close collaboration with design, manufacturing, reliability, production, and vendor teams, as well as providing real-time shop-floor support and Design for Manufacturing feedback through prototype and flight builds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or another engineering discipline.
At least 1 year of progressive, related experience; internship experience counts.
3D and 2D design and drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M; NX is preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs that improve manufacturability.
Direct experience with CNC milling and turning operations across multiple materials.
Understanding of machine programming (G-code) and machine setup.
Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement and factory design, fastening and joining, and machining.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience with CNC milling, turning, and drilling operations across multiple materials.
Aluminum experience and experience with large parts over 6 feet.
Extensive experience designing work holding for complicated machining operations.
Successful experience introducing an aerospace hardware system into manufacturing, test, and production systems.
Experience managing projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Share ownership of operations on two large 3-axis mills (20’ × 8’), two large 5-axis mills (20’ × 8’), and a 20’ diameter VTL.
Help introduce new products to the machines and improve current high-volume work on the large 3-axis and 5-axis mills.
Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and reliability engineers, internal production teams, and external vendors to advance manufacturing work.
Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices for multiple high-fidelity processes and help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.
Help establish new machining work centers by defining the required tooling and processes for Terran R parts.
Support the shop floor with live issue resolution and provide upstream feedback while developing manufacturing technology.
Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during development and through the first prototype and flight build.