Lead Additive Manufacturing Engineer, PBF Rocket Hardware

Relativity; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space seeks a technical owner for complex PBF hardware families, process-control systems, and high‑risk manufacturing issues. You will own build preparation, print programming strategy, manufacturing planning, and technical execution for assigned PBF hardware groups, translating requirements into robust, verifiable plans across teams.

You’ll mentor engineers, lead cross‑functional investigations, and define process architectures, qualification strategies, and release documentation to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years industry experience in metal additive manufacturing; aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Deep understanding of laser powder bed fusion process controls, qualification logic, manufacturing risk, inspection feedback loops, and documentation requirements.
• Experience owning additive manufacturing products through the AM lifecycle (work orders, non-conformances, etc.); through machining and further post‑processing
• Experience in developing, analyzing, qualifying, and certifying AM parts for production; certifying for aerospace applications
• Expertise in post‑processing techniques for improved part quality (heat treatment, HIP, machining, surface finishing)
• Experience with Additive Manufacturing tools such as EOSprint, Magics, 3dxpert, Flow, and CAD tools such as Siemens NX (preferred) or Solidworks
• Proven track record of leading ambiguous technical investigations and driving cross‑functional decisions to closure
• Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across engineering, operations, quality, and leadership
• Strong technical communication skills including specifications, decision records, corrective action summaries, executive‑ready risk narratives

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical owner for complex PBF hardware families, process‑control systems, qualification changes, or high‑risk manufacturing issues
• Own build preparation, print programming strategy, manufacturing planning, and technical execution for assigned PBF hardware or product groups
• Provide feedback to design team on printability, DfAM improvements, part consolidation opportunities, and manufacturability trade‑offs
• Define and improve PBF process specification architecture, change‑control logic, verification requirements, acceptance criteria, and release documentation
• Develop and maintain controlled PBF process documentation, build standards, work instructions, verification plans, and engineering decision records
• Lead cross‑functional technical investigations involving material failures, machine errors, inspection deviations, process escapes, hardware risk, and recurring nonconformances
• Translate design, materials, quality, and production requirements into robust build strategies, verification plans, and manufacturing execution paths
• Drive qualification and requalification strategy for changes to parameters, machines, powder, heat treatment, post‑processing, inspection methods, or product‑specific controls
• Make clear technical recommendations under uncertainty, including risk acceptance, containment, retest strategy, production recovery, and long‑term corrective action
• Build scalable systems such as decision‑ticket frameworks, dashboards, standards, readiness reviews, lessons‑learned libraries, and ownership models
• Mentor Level I and Level II engineers, review their technical work, and raise the team’s standard for crisp writing, evidence‑based decisions, and partner‑team alignment
• Represent PBF in program‑level reviews, quality escalations, audit discussions, supplier/vendor technical conversations, and strategic planning
• Identify department‑level improvement opportunities that increase throughput, reproducibility, audit readiness, and hardware quality without creating unnecessary bureaucracy

Skills

PBF process controls

print programming

manufacturing planning

technical communication

cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

EOSprint

Magics

3dxpert

Flow

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Jira

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Relativity Space seeks a technical owner for complex PBF hardware families, process-control systems, and high‑risk manufacturing issues. You will own build preparation, print programming strategy, manufacturing planning, and technical execution for assigned PBF hardware groups, translating requirements into robust, verifiable plans across teams.

You’ll mentor engineers, lead cross‑functional investigations, and define process architectures, qualification strategies, and release documentation to