Product Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Systems

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab seeks a Supply Chain Engineer to enhance its manufacturing and supply chain operations. This role involves designing scalable processes, maintaining workflow infrastructure, and collaborating on automation initiatives. With a focus on data integrity and efficiency, you'll play a key role in transforming the aerospace industry alongside a dynamic team.

Benefits

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Parental leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Competitive salary and equity

Qualifications

• 3+ years in supply chain engineering, product engineering, or software engineering roles.
• Advanced knowledge of MRP or ERP systems in manufacturing.
• Strong experience in enterprise processes like Procure to Pay.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable process infrastructure across supply chain.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to implement high-impact systems.
• Lead automation initiatives and ensure data governance compliance.

Skills

Supply Chain Evaluation

Performance Management

Programming in Python

Programming in SQL

Programming in Javascript

Programming in Java

Programming in C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations Management

Job description

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team:

Supply Chain at Relativity encompasses direct supply management for all Terran-R parts and materials and materials management. Put simply, we own the value chain from identification of a need to delivery to our internal customer. The Supply Chain team’s vision is to build a best-in-class, responsive, and data-driven supply chain management organization that is a key competitive advantage for Relativity. Supply Chain is currently putting that vision into practice through sourcing long-lead parts, production equipment, and infrastructure projects for Terran R production. We have had numerous accomplishments with high-dollar, impactful projects by collaborating closely with finance, manufacturing, and engineering to deliver excellent value and keep our aggressive Terran R schedule on track.

About the Role:

You will be responsible for designing, building, and continuously evolving scalable process infrastructure across the factory and supply chain ecosystem. You will take end-to-end ownership of core enterprise workflows—including MRP, procure-to-pay, material conveyance, factory automation, and change management—treating each as a product with a lifecycle that demands constant improvement, stakeholder alignment, and technical rigor. This role blends systems engineering, process design, and software integration, requiring both a deep understanding of manufacturing and supply chain operations and the ability to build technical solutions that are robust, intuitive, and performance-driven.

• Architect and own end-to-end enterprise workflows across planning and execution, MRP, procure-to-pay, material movement, and change control—ensuring alignment with business needs and scalable technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical infrastructure that supports process-as-a-product workflows, with a focus on data integrity, reliability, automation, and integration with enterprise systems. Continuously monitor and optimize performance across key workflows—leveraging real-time data to drive improvements in scheduling accuracy, fulfillment velocity, inventory health, and process compliance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, supply chain, software engineering, finance, and operations teams to define requirements, implement process changes, and deliver high-impact systems that drive efficiency and agility. Partner with product managers, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate complex operational needs into scalable, elegant solutions that create measurable value across the organization.
• Lead factory and supply chain automation initiatives by identifying opportunities for digital transformation, designing integrated workflows, and ensuring seamless orchestration between physical and digital systems and establish and enforce rigorous standards for change management and data governance across the enterprise, ensuring consistency, traceability, and operational reliability. Deliver and maintain high-quality documentation of technical architecture, process flows, and interface contracts to support transparency, scalability, and team alignment.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations Management, or a related discipline
• 3+ years of working in a supply chain engineering, product engineering, or software engineering role with a focus on MRP or ERP systems within an advanced manufacturing environment
• Advanced knowledge of supply chain evaluation, performance management, and development
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, SQL, Javascript, Java, C#
• Strong working knowledge of at least one of the following enterprise processes/workflows:
  • Enterprise Planning / Material Requirements Planning for advanced manufacturing
  • Procure to Pay
  • Material Conveyance / Material Flow Automation
  • Change Management / Config Management
  • Manufacturing Execution / Factory Automation
  • Data Integrity / Data Governance

Nice to haves but not required:

• Strong understanding of a variety of codebased technical infrastructure and information systems / database architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms and distributed systems
• Familiarity with modern software development practices and tools, including version control, continuous integration, and automated testing
• A talent for distilling complex technical concepts into clear, concise explanations for non-experts.

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:

$136,000—$173,000 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.