Lead Fusion Welding Engineer – Aerospace

Relativity Space, Inc.; City of Long Beach (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

generous PTO and sick leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space seeks a Senior Welding Engineer in the United States to lead cross‑functional collaboration with design, manufacturing and quality on fusion welding for Terran‑R. You will own weld process development, author WPS/PQR, and support manufacturing with root cause analyses and robust corrective actions.

You’ll drive process controls, quality documentation, and continuous improvement in automation and throughput, while mentoring engineers and contributing to a high‑reliability culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of fusion welding process development and production support in aerospace/high‑reliability manufacturing.
• Knowledge of fusion welding processes (GTAW, GMAW, laser) and equipment setup.
• Experience with aerospace materials such as stainless steel, nickel, aluminum, titanium.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional problem solving and drive technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross‑functional collaboration with design, manufacturing, and quality to develop and optimize advanced welding processes.
• Own weld process development and qualification, including WPS/PQR per AWS D17.1 and aerospace standards.
• Provide expert technical support to manufacturing, perform root cause analyses, and drive corrective actions.
• Establish process controls, quality documentation, and inspection criteria to meet aerospace goals.
• Mentor junior weld engineers and drive continuous improvement in automation and throughput.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Welding process development

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication of technical decisions

Industrial welding expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Welding equipment setup

GTAW / GMAW / laser welding

Job description

Relativity Space seeks a Senior Welding Engineer in the United States to lead cross‑functional collaboration with design, manufacturing and quality on fusion welding for Terran‑R. You will own weld process development, author WPS/PQR, and support manufacturing with root cause analyses and robust corrective actions.

You’ll drive process controls, quality documentation, and continuous improvement in automation and throughput, while mentoring engineers and contributing to a high‑reliability culture.