PBF Manufacturing Process Engineer I

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

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. You will be solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. You will collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. This is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us. The Powder Bed Fusion manufacturing team develops, creates, and operates the most advanced additive manufacturing technologies in the world. This best-in-class team makes sure that the infrastructure, materials, tools, and equipment are in place for us to rapidly iterate and print. The Powder-Based manufacturing team was crucial to manufacturing Aeon-1 for first launch and now are developing and demonstrating groundbreaking technologies, design, and approaches for Aeon-R.

Requirements

BS Degree in Engineering (or relevant technical discipline)
1+ years of experience with process engineering in a manufacturing environment
Experience working with powder bed fusion metal printing
Experience working in a fast-paced, iterative design environment
Experience working within ISO AS9100/ISO9000, medical device manufacturing environment, or similar

Nice To Haves

Six-Sigma Greenbelt, SPC, & DOE
Knowledge of lean manufacturing practices, such as, 5S or Six Sigma

Responsibilities

Support the installation, commissioning, and operation of additive post processing manufacturing equipment
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, checklists, and safety protocols for additive manufacturing, including post processing equipment
Be responsible for establishing of process flow to meet production rate and quality goals
Communicate roadblocks to team leaders and technicians promptly to appropriately react, contain, and recover
Track machine utilization and drive reductions in planned and unplanned downtime
Perform manufacturing ROI and cost trade analysis optimizing machine capital and process improvements
Develop and implement tooling and statistical process control into production processes to further improve reliability and reduce cost and lead time