Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer — CNC Milling

First Roles; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA, is building the Terran R and shaping the future of space manufacturing. The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures and continuously improving processes with automation and advanced technologies.

You will work across design, manufacturing, and reliability teams, creating instructions and standards for high‑volume machining, while contributing to new work centers and part fabrication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years progressive and related experience required, including internship experience.
• 3D & 2D design/drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M (NX preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills with interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability.
• Direct experience with CNC milling and turning operations across multiple materials.
• Understanding of machine programming (G-code) and machine set-up.
• Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining.

Responsibilities

• Share ownership of operations on our 2 large 3-axis mills (20’x8’), 2 large 5-axis mills (20’x8’) and VTL (20’ diameter).
• Help introduce new products to these machines and improve current high-volume work across the 2 large 3-axis mills (20’x8’) and 2 large 5-axis mills (20’x8’).
• Collaborate closely with a diverse team of engineers specializing in design, manufacturing, and reliability, as well as internal production teams and external vendors, leveraging their collective expertise to drive progress.
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes. Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.
• Help establish new machining work centers by championing the tooling and process definition needed to build parts for Terran R.
• Support the shop floor through live issue resolution and provide upstream feedback as we innovate the next generation of manufacturing technology.
• Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during the development phase and through the first prototype and flight build.

Skills

3D & 2D design/drafting

CNC milling & turning

G-code programming understanding

Statics & mechanics

Process improvement

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering

Tools

NX CAD/CAM

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA, is building the Terran R and shaping the future of space manufacturing. The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures and continuously improving processes with automation and advanced technologies.

You will work across design, manufacturing, and reliability teams, creating instructions and standards for high‑volume machining, while contributing to new work centers and part fabrication.