Benchwork Technician II, Second Shift

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 34,247 - 47,086; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Annual learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach is seeking a skilled candidate for an engine manufacturing role. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in benchwork and clean line, performing tasks like deburring machined parts and maintaining tooling inventory. The role expects a commitment to a 50-hour workweek with potential overtime. Offering competitive salary within a range of $24.86—$34.18 per hour. Emphasizing collaboration, safety, and innovative manufacturing processes. Join us to make an impact!

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in benchwork or clean line.
• Experience with post-process machined components.
• Ability to perform precision deburring and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vendors to order tooling and maintain inventory.
• Deburr machined parts according to engineering drawings.
• Verify surface finishes to ensure engineering specifications are met.

Skills

Benchwork and clean line experience

Precision deburring

Bore scope inspection

Preventive maintenance on CNC machines

Precision cleaning and handling of components

Job description

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. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

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. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team

The engine manufacturing department’s mission is to produce high performing products & manufacturing systems by continuously innovating on cost, quality, and lead time. Through cross‑functional collaboration, high levels of accountability, and a focus on safety we support the Terran R program. We are responsible for providing design feedback on new hardware iterations, developing new manufacturing methods and systems, and ultimately building engine and vehicle hardware for testing prior to our first launch. Our team's highlights from the last 6 months include the MDC of the first Aeon‑R engine, completing thousands of hours of PBF printing, building and testing over 50 valves of 26 different iterations, and implementing large‑scale process improvements along the way.

About the Role

Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50‑hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

• Collaborate with vendors to order tooling and maintain general inventory
• Maintain a live inventory of used cutters, cutting tool holders and used tooling
• Deburr machined parts according to engineering drawings
• Verify surface finishes to ensure conformity with engineering specifications
• Perform cleaning of parts to prepare them for further processing
• Maintain general shop housekeeping and perform routine maintenance tasks

About You

• 2+ years experience working in benchwork and/or clean line
• Post‑process machined components exiting the machine shop
• Precision deburr of sharp edges
• Bore scope inspection
• Perform preventive maintenance on CNC machines
• Precision cleaning and handling of components

Nice To Haves, But Not Required

• FOD Mitigation
• FOD inspection and removal

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors.

Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

Hiring Range

$24.86—$34.18 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].