Sr Process Engineer, LP-DED Additive

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The LP-DED team is a new team dedicated to implementing and productionizing LP-DED for S1 Skirt for Aeon-R. This team will take this metal powder based additive process from initial prints on the factory floor and building out the production work center, all the way to fully-optimized, high-rate production to support our ramp goals. The role will drive the implementation of LP-DED Additive into production, enabling a rapid ramp-rate for Aeon-R production. This includes developing, validating, and optimizing operations, processes, and the LP-DED workcenter to enable reliable at-rate production while maintaining quality, cost, and safety targets. The role will also drive projects for improvement of process efficiency/throughput for LP-DED, define and deploy process controls, standard work, and documentation that scale with increasing production demand, develop procedures for deposition operations, calibration, preventative maintenance, etc., and lead troubleshooting and root-cause investigations on first-time and recurring issues, implementing sustainable corrective actions.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent.
3+ years of experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing environments, with a focus on producing high-stakes, mission-critical hardware.
3+ years of direct experience in additive operations, additive manufacturing (powder-based preferred), and post-processing, specifically in a production environment.
Experience authoring work instructions and/or process procedures to manufacture complex assemblies.
Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, and production personnel in a production environment.
Experience in executing and driving projects in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience working with LP-DED technology in a manufacturing role
Advanced degree in materials science, aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent.
Experience manufacturing precision hardware for rocket engines or similar.
Experience in scaling new processes from development to high-rate production.

Responsibilities

Drive implementation of LP-DED Additive into production, enabling a rapid ramp-rate for Aeon-R production.
Develop, validate, and optimize operations, processes, and the LP-DED workcenter to enable reliable at-rate production while maintaining quality, cost, and safety targets.
Drive projects for improvement of process efficiency/throughput for LP-DED.
Define and deploy process controls, standard work, and documentation that scale with increasing production demand.
Develop procedures for deposition operations, calibration, preventative maintenance, etc.
Lead troubleshooting and root-cause investigations on first-time and recurring issues, implementing sustainable corrective actions.