Supervisor, Structures Technician - First Shift

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. The Manufacturing team at Relativity Space is currently deep in manufacturing trades and process development for Terran R, our next generation, reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities—from determining the most efficient factory floor layout, to developing and implementing complex tooling and processes, and even interfacing with the vehicle engineering team to heavily influence the design of the rocket. Unique to Relativity, you will get to work across many teams to iterate and support development of the vehicle program. This role will be for our First Shift Supervisor role with the hours of 5:00 AM PST - 3:00 PM PST.

Requirements

3+ years experience in aerospace manufacturing leadership experience at or above the supervisor level with a track record of executing aggressive production schedules.
3+ years experience in structural assembly; including skills such as precision drilling, hilok installation, and structural bonding.
3+ years experience with rigging and crane operations with the ability to act as a lift director.
Experience partnering with cross functional teams such as manufacturing engineering, quality, and production control.
Self starter with a demonstrated ability to take full ownership of the production areas under their span of control.
Previous track record of helping scale work centers and production processes.

Nice To Haves

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products and/or Smartsheets

Responsibilities

Leading a team of technicians in completing all mechanical assembly processes for barrels, domes, and thrust structure hardware.
Overseeing precision hole drilling, fastener installation including hiloks, and structural bonding.
Maintaining high quality standards.
Meeting production schedules.
Implementing process improvements.
Driving an inclusive team environment for technicians and cross-functional partners.
Executing production schedules across all structural assemblies.
Establishing process standards and holding the technician team accountable to these processes to ensure quality is maintained.
Mentoring technician team by providing timely feedback, conducting performance reviews, identifying talent gaps, and conducting regular 1:1s.
Communicating daily/weekly progress to upper management including any blockers with proposed solutions.
Leading hiring initiatives to grow the team to meet our Terran R production rate.
Fostering a team culture that supports honesty, transparency, and accountability.