Director, Facilities

relativity space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Senior Facilities Leader to drive the engineering, maintenance, utilities, and infrastructure operations across our manufacturing campus and offices in Long Beach. You will ensure Terran R production readiness by building a high‑performing facilities organization, staffing strategies, and safety culture.

You will manage multimillion-dollar budgets, guide capital improvements, and collaborate with Manufacturing, EH&S, and Quality teams to support rapid growth and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in facilities engineering, maintenance, or infrastructure operations.
• Experience leading managers, supervisors, and skilled trades within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to build and scale facilities organizations, staffing strategies and leadership capabilities.
• Experience managing multimillion-dollar operating and capital budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities engineering, maintenance, utilities, and infrastructure operations across manufacturing, integration, testing, warehouse, and offices.
• Build and scale a high-performing Facilities organization with staffing models and safety culture.
• Own reliability and performance of HVAC, electrical, compressed air, industrial gases, plumbing, and building automation systems.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using CMMS and asset management metrics.
• Lead facilities capital planning and infrastructure improvements with budget and contractor management.
• Partner with Manufacturing, EH&S, Quality, and Supply Chain to support production growth and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

CMMS usage

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or related field

Tools

CMMS platforms

Procore

Smartsheet

Bluebeam

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 Facilities team ensures that every operation across the site is “go” at all times, supporting everything from power and utilities to highly specialized machines like industrial 3D printers. Our 1 million square foot headquarters is complex: one structure, but functionally 20 mini factories under one roof. That complexity brings unmatched opportunities to grow your skills through cross-training and ownership of specialized systems. With rapid expansion and development of the facility, we’re helping build a truly state-of-the‑art work environment. This team is deeply embedded in both planning and execution, brought in early to shape the physical assets that will support scaled operations.

About the Role:

Lead facilities engineering, maintenance, utilities, and infrastructure operations across Relativity Space's manufacturing, integration, testing, machining, warehousing, laboratory, and office environments, ensuring facilities support Terran R production and operational objectives.

Build and scale a high‑performing Facilities organization, including defining organizational structure, developing leaders, hiring skilled trades, establishing staffing and shift coverage models, and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence.

Own the reliability and performance of critical facility systems, including HVAC, process cooling, electrical distribution, compressed air, industrial gases, plumbing, building automation, and fire and life safety systems to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.

Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, leveraging CMMS platforms, asset management programs, and performance metrics to improve equipment uptime, operational efficiency, and long‑term infrastructure reliability.

Lead facilities capital planning and infrastructure improvements, including utility expansions, system upgrades, and production readiness initiatives, while managing multimillion‑dollar budgets, contractors, and project execution to meet schedule, cost, and operational requirements.

Partner cross‑functionally with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Design and Construction, EH&S, Quality, and Supply Chain to support production growth, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement across facilities operations.

About You:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

10+ years of experience in facilities engineering, maintenance, or infrastructure operations, including 5+ years leading managers, supervisors, and skilled trades within a complex manufacturing or industrial environment.

Demonstrated experience building and scaling facilities organizations, including developing staffing strategies, establishing operational processes, and growing technical teams and leadership capabilities.

Strong technical understanding of industrial HVAC, electrical distribution, mechanical systems, and manufacturing utilities, with the ability to evaluate system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and make informed maintenance and infrastructure decisions.

Proven experience managing multimillion‑dollar operating and capital budgets, delivering large‑scale infrastructure projects, and balancing facility investments with production demands and business priorities.

Experience implementing maintenance and reliability programs, utilizing CMMS platforms, developing operational KPIs, and driving continuous improvement in safety, equipment uptime, and maintenance performance.

Nice to Haves:

Experience leading facilities operations within aerospace, defense, automotive, or other high‑volume, high‑precision manufacturing environments.

Familiarity with Cal/OSHA, NFPA, NFPA 70E, environmental regulations, and industrial safety programs.

Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, or LEED AP, and experience with project management tools such as Procore, Smartsheet, or Bluebeam.

Experience supporting rapid manufacturing expansion, facility commissioning, utility capacity planning, and infrastructure development in an evolving production environment.

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:
$165,000 — $247,000 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] .

Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.