Head of Facilities & Industrial Operations (Aerospace)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an accomplished Facilities leader to guide engineering, maintenance, utilities, and infrastructure across manufacturing and office environments, ensuring operations support Terran R production and growth.

You will build a high-performing team, oversee multimillion-dollar budgets, implement CMMS-driven maintenance programs, and partner with Manufacturing, EH&S, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in facilities engineering, maintenance, or infra operations
• 5+ years leading managers, supervisors, and trades in a complex manufacturing environment
• Experience building/scaling facilities organizations and staffing
• Strong understanding of HVAC, electrical distribution, mechanical systems, and utilities
• Proven ability to manage multimillion-dollar operating and capital budgets
• Experience implementing maintenance and reliability programs and KPIs

Responsibilities

• 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 structure, developing leaders, hiring skilled trades, establishing staffing models, and fostering safety and accountability.
• Own reliability and performance of facility systems: HVAC, electrical, process cooling, plumbing, building automation, fire and life safety.
• Develop preventive/predictive maintenance strategies using CMMS, asset management, and performance metrics to improve uptime and efficiency.
• Lead facilities capital planning and infrastructure improvements, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, contractors, and project execution to meet schedule and cost targets.
• Partner across Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Design and Construction, EH&S, Quality, and Supply Chain to support production growth and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Budget management

Team building

Operational excellence

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering / Construction Management / Facilities Management)

Tools

CMMS platforms

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an accomplished Facilities leader to guide engineering, maintenance, utilities, and infrastructure across manufacturing and office environments, ensuring operations support Terran R production and growth.

You will build a high-performing team, oversee multimillion-dollar budgets, implement CMMS-driven maintenance programs, and partner with Manufacturing, EH&S, Quality, and Supply Chain to drive safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.