Sr. Director, Avionics Manufacturing & Production

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 223,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Accommodations support

Job summary

Relativity Space seeks a senior leader to own the strategy, organization, and delivery of avionics manufacturing across the Terran R program. You’ll build and lead a multi-layer manufacturing leadership team, partnering with executives to align on production readiness and risk.

You’ll collaborate across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to scale avionics manufacturing from development to high-rate production, driving reliability and cross-program alignment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in progressive leadership roles, ideally leading manufacturing leaders/managers.
• Proven track record owning complex electro-mechanical manufacturing and test operations.
• Experience with electronics manufacturing processes and standards.
• Experience building and scaling manufacturing organizations through a volume ramp.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Set the multi-year manufacturing strategy for avionics hardware and lead a leadership organization.
• Own end-to-end manufacturing and test roadmap from development to high-rate production.
• Collaborate across design, test, systems, supply chain, and quality to ensure manufacturability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Manufacturing leadership

Electro-mechanical manufacturing

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Tools

Automation tooling

Job description

Relativity Space seeks a senior leader to own the strategy, organization, and delivery of avionics manufacturing across the Terran R program. You’ll build and lead a multi-layer manufacturing leadership team, partnering with executives to align on production readiness and risk.

You’ll collaborate across Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to scale avionics manufacturing from development to high-rate production, driving reliability and cross-program alignment.