Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Structures: Rocket Builds

Relativity Space, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space, Inc. is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Structures in Long Beach, CA to own the shop floor for primary structure assembly and drive continuous improvement across multiple work centers.

You will partner with design, manufacturing, and reliability teams, writing precise work instructions and enabling manufacturability feedback from development to flight builds. The role requires 8+ years of related experience, a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, aerospace, mechanical, or engineering discipline.
• 8+ years related experience in manufacturing/assembly environments.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement, and factory design.
• Experience with drilling/trim operations, tooling, inspection methods, and GD&T.
• Ability to provide manufacturability feedback across design and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the shop floor for one or more primary structure assembly work centers, clearing barriers and keeping production moving.
• Champion process improvements across work centers, incorporating learnings from the first Terran R build.
• Partner with design, manufacturing, and reliability engineers, production teams, and outside vendors to drive builds forward.
• Write work instructions, specifications, and best practices for high-fidelity processes, and standardize them across the manufacturing team.
• Provide design for manufacturing feedback to structures teams from development through the first prototype and flight builds.

Skills

Statics fundamentals

Mechanics of materials

Process improvement

Factory design

Fastening & joining

Machining

GD&T

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, aerospace, mechanical, or engineering

Tools

Drilling & trim ops

Tooling

Inspection methods

Job description

Relativity Space, Inc. is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Structures in Long Beach, CA to own the shop floor for primary structure assembly and drive continuous improvement across multiple work centers.

You will partner with design, manufacturing, and reliability teams, writing precise work instructions and enabling manufacturability feedback from development to flight builds. The role requires 8+ years of related experience, a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline, and