Aerospace Production Lead, Structures & Machining

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Sick leave

Job summary

Relativity Space, Inc. in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Production Manager, Structures Fabrication and Machining to lead a diverse team across two shifts, delivering large structures assemblies for Terran-R, including machining, forming, friction stir welding, drill & trim, and assembly.

You will define strategy to scale from development to high-volume production, build data-backed tools and reports, mentor staff, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure safety, quality, and schedule

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a technical or operations role, preferably Aerospace, automotive or similar.
• 3+ years of experience formally leading or managing a Production team
• 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
• Comfortable with constructive conflict and difficult conversations, so long as it moves the business forward
• High degree of self-awareness and self-starting abilities; able to influence others in and outside of your organization

Responsibilities

• Accountable for leading and managing 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
• Defining the strategy to transition team from low-volume development environment to high-volume production environment on short time-frame; responsible for communicating a clear, actionable plan to set team up for success
• Standing 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
• Developing and mentoring production staff to meet team and company goals

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety culture

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

SQL

Excel

PLM

ERP

MES

Job description

Relativity Space, Inc. in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Production Manager, Structures Fabrication and Machining to lead a diverse team across two shifts, delivering large structures assemblies for Terran-R, including machining, forming, friction stir welding, drill & trim, and assembly.

You will define strategy to scale from development to high-volume production, build data-backed tools and reports, mentor staff, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure safety, quality, and schedule