Supervisor, Tank Fabrication, Second Shift

Relativity Space•Long Beach, CA

5d•$118,000 - $178,000•Onsite

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. Collaboration across teams, shaping decisions, and seeing your work come to life in record time are key aspects of this role. Creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories being written together. This is an early-stage opportunity to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, with Terran R being tangible and gaining momentum. The Manufacturing team at Relativity Space is 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 efficient factory floor layouts to developing and implementing complex tooling and processes, and interfacing with the vehicle engineering team to influence rocket design. Unique to Relativity, you will work across many teams to iterate and support the development of the vehicle program. This is a second-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. PT. The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week. In addition to base pay, employees receive a 10% shift differential.

Requirements

Previous manufacturing leadership experience with a track record of executing aggressive production schedules.
3+ years experience in either machining, roll forming, or FSW operations.
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.

Nice To Haves

3+ years working in an aerospace field.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products and/or Smartsheets.

Responsibilities

Leading a team of technicians in building barrel and tank assemblies from raw sheet metal to final tank structural assembly.
Overseeing machining, roll forming, and friction stir welding (both vertical and circumferential) processes.
Maintaining high quality standards.
Meeting production schedules.
Implementing process improvements.
Driving an inclusive team environment for technicians and cross-functional partners (engineering, quality, production control).
Executing production schedules across machining, roll forming, and FSW processes.
Establishing process standards and holding technician teams accountable to ensure quality.
Mentoring technician teams 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 Terran R production rates.
Fostering a team culture that supports honesty, transparency, and accountability.