Facilities Director: Scale, Reliability & Ownership

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Lead Facilities Engineer to oversee the site-wide engineering, maintenance, and infrastructure operations that keep Terran R production moving smoothly.

You will build and scale a high-performing facilities organization, own critical systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, and utilities, and drive preventive maintenance programs to ensure safety, reliability, and continuous operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading facilities engineering, maintenance, and utilities.
• Proven ability to build and scale a facilities organization.
• Strong focus on safety, accountability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities engineering, maintenance, utilities, and infrastructure operations across manufacturing, integration, testing, machining, warehousing, laboratory, and office environments.
• Build a high-performing Facilities organization, including staffing, leadership development, and shift coverage.
• Own reliability and performance of critical facility systems (HVAC, electrical, gases, plumbing, automation).
• Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using CMMS platforms.

Skills

Facilities engineering

Maintenance leadership

Safety & compliance

Staffing & leadership

Tools

CMMS

HVAC systems

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Lead Facilities Engineer to oversee the site-wide engineering, maintenance, and infrastructure operations that keep Terran R production moving smoothly.

You will build and scale a high-performing facilities organization, own critical systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, and utilities, and drive preventive maintenance programs to ensure safety, reliability, and continuous operations.