Senior Welder

Socket.dev; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 95,132,000 - 142,697,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a Welder for the Launch Team at the Cape Canaveral site. The role focuses on fabricating, fitting, and welding critical piping systems supporting the Terran R launch site, with collaboration across engineering and construction teams to ensure safe, high-quality installations.

Requires 5+ years of welding experience, proficiency in TIG, MIG, FCAW, and stick welding, and the ability to read isometric drawings and weld procedures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional welding and fabrication experience with pipe welding.
• Proficient in TIG, MIG, FCAW, and stick welding.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, fit, and weld piping systems for the Terran R launch site.
• Collaborate with engineering, fabrication, and construction teams to ensure safe, accurate installations.
• Maintain high-quality welds in both shop and field environments.

Skills

Welding & fabrication

Isometric drawings reading

Shop tools & equipment

Heavy equipment operation

Lifting up to 40 lbs

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.

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:

Our mission is to redefine how rockets are built and launched. At the Cape launch site, our team handles all aspects of vehicle, payload, pad, and recovery operations. As a Welder on the Launch Team, you'll play a pivotal role in building critical components and systems on the TerranR launch site. Success in this role requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced aerospace environment, complete complex projects, and collaborate seamlessly across teams. You should be capable of delivering high-quality work and managing projects with minimal supervision.

About the Role:

As a Welder on the Launch Team, you will be responsible for fabricating, fitting, and welding critical piping systems that support the Terran R launch site, including process piping, utility systems, and other ground support infrastructure. You will work closely with engineering, fabrication, and construction teams to ensure piping systems are installed safely, accurately, and to the highest quality standards. Your expertise in welding, attention to detail, and ability to produce high-quality welds in both shop and field environments will be essential to building reliable systems that support launch operations.

About You:

• You have 5+ years of professional welding and fabrication experience, with a strong background in pipe welding and industrial systems
• You're proficient in multiple welding processes, including TIG, MIG, FCAW, and stick welding, and can consistently produce high-quality welds
• You can read and interpret isometric drawings, blueprints, weld procedures, and welding symbols
• You have experience fitting, fabricating, and installing pipe and mechanical assemblies, with a strong attention to precision and quality
• You're comfortable using a variety of fabrication and hand tools, including grinders, drills, saws, and other shop equipment
• You have experience operating heavy equipment such as forklifts, reach lifts, and man lifts
• You're able to safely lift up to 40 lbs. and thrive in an active construction or industrial environment

Nice to Haves but not required:

• AWS or ASME welding certifications
• Experience welding carbon steel, stainless steel, and other specialty alloys
• Previous experience in aerospace, power generation, shipbuilding, petrochemical, or other heavy industrial environments
• Experience working in fast-paced field construction, commissioning, or launch site operations where safety, quality, and execution are critical

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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:

$33.20 — $49.80 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].