Relativity Space - Long Beach, CA

posted 17 days ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Long Beach, CA
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The engine manufacturing department's mission is to produce high performing products & manufacturing systems by continuously innovating on cost, quality, and lead time. Through cross-functional collaboration, high levels of accountability, and a focus on safety, we support the Terran R program. We are responsible for providing design feedback on new hardware iterations, developing new manufacturing methods and systems, and ultimately building engine and vehicle hardware for testing prior to our first launch. Our team's highlights from the last 6 months include the MDC of the first Aeon-R engine, completing thousands of hours of PBF printing, building and testing over 50 valves of 26 different iterations, and implementing large scale process improvements along the way.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a diversely skilled production organization across 2 shifts to build Terran-R.
  • Ensure a culture of safety, quality, and excellence is communicated and upheld by driving quality metrics to continuously improve product output of the manufacturing team.
  • Define the strategy to transition the team from a low-volume development environment to a high-volume production environment on a short time-frame; responsible for communicating a clear, actionable plan to set the team up for success.
  • Stand up a scalable Production program, building the necessary tools, schedules, reports, and reviews to ensure a data-backed story on Terran-R's hardware health is presented and understood by the cross-disciplinary team and leadership.
  • Develop and mentor production staff to meet team and company goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering & operations, or equivalent (including direct work experience as a Production Manager).
  • Extensive experience leading or managing a Production team, including formally leading production leaders.
  • Highly collaborative, strong communication skills, and ability to navigate diverse backgrounds (engineering, technician, executive, etc.).
  • Relentless pursuit of production excellence-safety, quality, and schedule at forefront.

Nice-to-haves

  • Mastery of Smartsheet, SQL, and Excel.
  • Extensive Production scaling experience (i.e., hiring 10's to 100's over short time-frames).
  • Expert experience in PLM, ERP, and MES systems.
  • Direct experience in NPI-to-Production environments.
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