Senior Integration Technician, Subassemblies, Second Shift Long Beach, California

Relativity; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 45,736 - 62,887; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Annual learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity in Long Beach, California is seeking a Senior Integration Technician for 2nd shift. This role focuses on assembling and testing flight hardware for our Terran R rocket, requiring technical skills and a detail-oriented approach.

The successful candidate will work closely with production teams and engineers in a dynamic environment. The position offers a competitive hourly rate and an opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking aerospace projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced production environment handling flight hardware.
• Wide range of technical skills including fastener/torque applications and testing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineering and production.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, test, and install various components of flight hardware.
• Collaborate with the production team and engineers.
• Focus on assembly, install, and testing of flight hardware.

Skills

Technical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Hand and pneumatic tools operation

Education

4+ years of aerospace mechanical experience

FAA Airframe and Power Plant license

Tools

Calibrated tools

Measuring devices

Job description

Senior Integration Technician, Subassemblies, Second Shift

Long Beach, California

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the 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. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team

The Manufacturing team owns all process development, fabrication strategy, and production equipment for Terran R, our next generation, reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities – from factory floor layout, to developing complex tooling for novel processes, and interfacing with our vehicle engineering team to heavily influence design of the rocket. We leverage our deep expertise to translate engineering requirements into highly optimized production lines, working cross‑functionally to consistently enhance the vehicle program.

Schedule: This is a 2nd shift position with a standard schedule of 3:30 PM – 2:00 AM PT, Monday through Friday. The role is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50‑hour work week, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

About the Role

• The Integration subs technician role will play a critical role in ensuring that various components and systems of flight hardware are assembled, tested, and installed with the highest quality.
• The role requires a combination of technical skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of aerospace processes.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment to successfully build and install flight hardware.
• Collaborate with the production team, integration engineers, and quality team to build, develop, and document job operations.
• Primary area of focus will be assembly, install, and testing of flight hardware through development and production of Terran R.

About You

• Experience working in a fast‑paced production environment handling flight hardware and performing critical operations.
• Possess a wide range of technical skills including fastener/torque applications, secondary retention, testing, avionics familiarity, and bonding operations.
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production.
• Ability to set up and operate a wide range of hand and pneumatic tools along with calibrated tools and measuring devices.
• Must be able to climb ladders and be comfortable working in tight spaces.

Nice to haves but not required

• 4+ years of aerospace mechanical experience or related field.
• FAA Airframe and Power Plant license.
• Electromechanical build proficiency.
• Familiar with propulsion systems and components.

Hiring Range: $33.20 – $45.65 USD per hour.

Benefits and total rewards: 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.