Manufacturing Engineer I, Stage Forming

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off (PTO) & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is building Terran R and manufacturing capability. You will own forming operations, deliver formed products, and drive improvements from roll forming to press brake processes for the rocket structure.

You will help set up a new press brake work center to form up to 20’ sheets, create instructions and specifications, and standardize processes across the team while collaborating with engineering to enable next‑gen manufacturing technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years progressive manufacturing experience, including internship experience.
• History of improving manufacturing processes and ability to lead development projects.
• Strong fundamentals in process improvement, forming, metallic processing, mechanics of materials.
• Deep knowledge of metallic manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods and GD&T.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups.
• Strong 3D & 2D design/drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M (NX preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own forming operations within the work center, delivering all formed products and improving roll forming and press brake processes.
• Bring online a press brake work center and lead development to form up to 20’ sheets for primary structure.
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across high-fidelity processes.
• Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team.
• Support shop floor with live issue resolution and upstream feedback for next-gen manufacturing technology.
• Provide DFM feedback to structures teams during development and prototype/flight builds.

Skills

Process improvement

Forming (metallic)

Metallic processing

Mechanics of materials

GD&T

3D/2D design drafting (NX)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering

Tools

NX

Job description

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 Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures. This isn’t about turning the same bolt every day; it’s about building the systems to build the rocket. Engineers and technicians work side by side, with deep collaboration and real-time feedback, to shape how we build better and faster. With a manifest and a launch date, it’s up to the team to deliver on Terran R: solving challenges in real time, optimizing for scale, and constantly improving processes. As the vehicle evolves, so will the factory, with opportunities to apply automation, machine learning, and advanced technologies. What we build here sets the blueprint for the future of scaled launch.

About the Role:

• Own Forming operations within the work center, being responsible for delivery of all formed products and improving both roll forming and press brake process
• Bring online a press brake work center and lead the development effort for the company to be capable of forming up to 20’ sheets of material for our rocket primary structure
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes
• Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team
• Support the shop floor through live issue resolution and provide upstream feedback as we innovate the next generation of manufacturing technology
• Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during the development phase and through the first prototype and flight builds

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years progressive and related experience required, including internship experience
• A history of improving manufacturing processes and the ability to independently identify and lead development projects needed to meet processing requirements
• Strong engineering fundamentals in process improvement, forming, metallic processing, mechanics of materials
• Deep knowledge of common metallic manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods and GD&T
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability
• Strong 3D & 2D design/drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M (NX preferred)

Nice to have, but not required:

• Direct experience with roll forming and press brake forming aluminum alloys
• New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success
• Experience in managing projects in a fast-paced environment

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!

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.

Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.

Hiring Range:

$90,000 — $136,000 USD