Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Machining

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space’s Machine Shop team is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer with 5+ years of machining experience and a strong GD&T background. You’ll develop process plans, SOPs, and inspection plans to drive manufacturability and part quality, while collaborating with design partners to optimize fixtures and methods.

You will lead process improvements, investigate root causes of non-conforming hardware, and contribute to the Terran R program from a hands-on shop environment in Long Beach.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or comparable STEM field.
• 5+ years of experience in machining.
• Knowledge of GD&T.
• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Machining experience

GD&T knowledge

Manufacturing/Quality/SC experience

Education

B.S. in Engineering or comparable STEM field

Tools

CAD software

CAM software

Metrology equipment

Job description

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. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

About The Team

The Machine Shop team delivers high-precision, high-quality machined components that are critical to Terran R’s success. Here, you’ll combine technical skill with creativity, collaborating closely with engineering and design teams to drive better part designs and manufacturing solutions. You’ll work with best-in-class, premium machinery and get to bring our expanded, state-of-the-art machine shop to life to support the scale and pace of the Terran R program. 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 operating machines 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
• 5+ years of experience in machining
• Knowledge of GD&T
• Minimum of 3+ years’ 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

$122,000—$182,000 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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].

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.