Benchwork Technician II, Second Shift Long Beach, California

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Generous PTO

Sick leave policy

Parental leave

Annual learning stipend

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Long Beach, CA is seeking a skilled individual for an engine manufacturing role. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience with benchwork and precision deburring. Responsibilities include maintaining tooling inventory, verifying surface finishes, and performing preventive maintenance on CNC machines. This position expects a 50-hour workweek and offers a competitive salary range of $24.86 - $34.18 per hour, along with benefits like PTO and parental leave.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience working in benchwork and/or clean line.
• Precision deburr of sharp edges required.
• Experience with bore scope inspection and CNC maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vendors to order tooling and maintain inventory.
• Verify surface finishes to ensure conformity with engineering specifications.
• Perform cleaning of parts to prepare them for further processing.

Skills

Benchwork

Clean line

Precision deburr

Bore scope inspection

Preventive maintenance on CNC machines

Precision cleaning

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.

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.

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 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! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

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.