Manufacturing Engineer II, Structures

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

5d•$104,000 - $156,000

About The Position

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Engineers solve problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Collaboration across teams, shaping decisions, and seeing work come to life in record time are key. Creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories being written together. This is an opportunity to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, while Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures. This involves building the systems to build the rocket, with engineers and technicians working side by side. With a manifest and a launch date, the team delivers on Terran R by solving challenges in real time, optimizing for scale, and constantly improving processes. As the vehicle evolves, so will the factory, with opportunities to apply automation, machine learning, and advanced technologies. What is built here sets the blueprint for the future of scaled launch.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
2+ years progressive and related experience required
Hands on project history of supporting complicated assembly builds and capable of making risk decisions on a regular basis to disposition issues during build and keep production moving
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability
Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining
Knowledge of common drilling and trim ops, other manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods and GD&T
Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with drill, trim and fastening operations for aerospace products
New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success
Experience in managing projects in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Cover the shop floor for a primary structure assembly work center (or multiple), clearing barriers and keeping production moving
Champion process improvements across multiple work centers to improve assembly operations and incorporate feedback and learnings from the first Terran R build
Collaborate closely with a diverse team of engineers specializing in design, manufacturing, and reliability, as well as internal production teams and external vendors, leveraging their collective expertise to drive progress
Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes.
Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.
Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during the development phase and through the first prototype and flight builds