Sr Composites Technician, First Shift

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a skilled composites manufacturing professional in Long Beach to lay up flight and development hardware using carbon and fiberglass prepregs, honeycomb cores, and adhesives. You will work with vacuum bagging, laser projection, and MES systems to document operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with production and engineering teams to improve processes while upholding strict safety and cleanliness standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of composites manufacturing experience in aerospace, automotive, or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production.
• Ability to set up and operate calibrated tools and precision measuring equipment.
• Working experience with Manufacturing Execution System software to document manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Lay up flight and development composites hardware using carbon, fiberglass prepregs, honeycomb cores, and adhesives.
• Operate common aerospace composites tools and systems, including vacuum bagging and laser projection.
• Collaborate with production and manufacturing engineers to document and improve processes.
• Uphold Relativity Space safety and shop cleanliness standards.
• Foster an inclusive environment for all team members.

Skills

Composites manufacturing

Verbal and written communication

Calibrated tools & measurement

MES usage

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Vacuum bagging systems

Laser projection systems

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 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.

This is a 1st shift position with a standard schedule of 5:00AM-3:30PM PT, Monday through Friday. Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

About the Role:

• Responsible for the layup of flight and development composites hardware, working with materials such as carbon and fiberglass pre-pregs, honeycomb cores, and adhesives
• Use materials and systems commonly used in aerospace composites manufacturing such as: vacuum bagging films and consumables, laser projection systems, manufacturing execution software, and operate in controlled clean environments
• Collaborate with the production team and manufacturing engineers to develop, document, and improve manufacturing processes
• Uphold high Relativity Space standards regarding safety and shop cleanliness
• Foster an inclusive environment for all team members

About You:

• 5+ years of composites manufacturing experience in aerospace, automotive, or related industries
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production
• Ability to set up and operate calibrated tools and precision measuring equipment
• Working experience with Manufacturing Execution System software to document manufacturing operations (work order labor charging, buyoffs, data collections, etc.)

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience partnering with other business functions to successfully build flight hardware such as manufacturing engineering and quality
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations at remote or downstream work sites

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.