Manufacturing Engineer I, Machining Long Beach, California, United States

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 136.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous PTO

Sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Equity

Zusammenfassung

Relativity Space is building rockets for today and tomorrow, with the Terran R program advancing science, exploration, and innovation. Joining Relativity means owning problems and shaping a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up.

The Machine Shop team delivers high-precision machined components and collaborates with engineering to improve part designs and manufacturing solutions. This role offers training pathways from operating machines to programming them, supporting fast,

Qualifikationen

• B.S. in Engineering or STEM field is required or equivalent.
• 1+ years of machining experience.
• Knowledge of GD&T
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Supply Chain.

Aufgaben

• Create Process Plans, SOPs, Inspection Plans, Work Holding Designs and other docs defining processes for parts.
• Improve manufacturing processes by developing and deploying new technologies and methods.
• Advise on design for manufacturability to upstream partners.
• Articulate manufacturing, fixturing, and inspection methods for designs and GD&T requirements.
• Recommend designs or updates to improve manufacturability.
• Analyze and improve processes that create non-conforming hardware; investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.

Kenntnisse

Machining experience

GD&T knowledge

Manufacturing engineering

Quality or supply chain

Ausbildung

B.S. in Engineering or STEM field

Tools

CAD/CAM software

Jobbeschreibung

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe 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. Nowis a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, andthe culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Machine Shop team delivers high-precision, high-quality machined components that are critical to Terran R’ssuccess. Here, you’ll combine technical skill with creativity, collaborating closely with engineering and designteams to drive better part designs and manufacturing solutions. You’ll work with best-in-class, premium machineryand get to bring our expanded, state-of-the‑art machine shop to life to support the scale and pace of the Terran Rprogram. This role offers the rare chance to see your craftsmanship directly integrated into flight hardware,making an immediate impact. With clear training pathways, you’ll have opportunities to advance from operatingmachines to programming them, growing your career alongside the program.

About the Role:

• Create Process Plans, Standard Operating Procedures, Inspection Plans, Work Holding Designs, and other supporting documents to define process for parts
• Improve manufacturing processes through developing and deploying new technologies and methodologies
• Advise on design for manufacturability methodologies to upstream partners
• Articulate manufacturing, fixturing, and inspection method for designs concepts, GD&T requirements, and datum structures to inform design choices.
• Recommend novel designs or design updates that improve manufacturability
• Analyze and improve process that create non‑conforming hardware. Investigate root causes and determine corrective actions.

About You:

• B.S. in Engineering of comparable STEM field
• 1+ years of experience in machining
• Knowledge of GD&T
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Supply Chain

Nice to haves but not required:

• Knowledge of metrology and dimensional inspection methods
• Proficiency in CAD and CAM software
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, lean principles, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Knowledge of fixture design and stack‑ups analysis

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:

$90,000 - $136,000 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.