Technician I, Lp - ded Additive, Second Shift

Front Door Defense; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 32,208 - 44,276; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Technician I for the LP-DED additive production line. This role focuses on producing mission-critical hardware in a team dedicated to groundbreaking engine manufacturing.

The ideal candidate will have experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing and hands-on experience in additive operations.

Join a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience in additive operations and manufacturing.
• Ability to read and execute work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure hardware is produced safely, on time, and to high standards.
• Support LP-DED additive work center and optimize operations.
• Manage production schedules and advocate for efficiency improvements.

Skills

Additive manufacturing

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Technician I, Lp - ded Additive, Second Shift

Own LP-DED additive production line from first prints to on-time delivery

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Compensation: $23 - 32 USD / hour

About The Role

Long Beach, California

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:

The Engine Manufacturing team is dedicated to delivering high-performance engines and advancing innovative manufacturing systems that continuously improve cost, quality, and lead time. You’re not just executing on designs; you actively provide input that shapes new hardware iterations and regularly interface with engineers to make critical decisions for the Aeon R program. Having successfully developed and refined processes for our initial development engines, the team is now focused on producing flight engines at rate for Terran R’s aggressive launch manifest.

*note* First shift hours are 3pm- 1:30am.

About the Role:

• Join the front-line of groundbreaking additive manufacturing production for the Aeon-R Engine, ensuring that hardware is produced safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards.
• Directly support LP-DED Additive work center buildout, first prints, and optimizing operations to meet production demand.
• Manage production WIP, maintenance, and schedules, driving high efficiency production and on-time delivery of critical engine hardware.
• Collaborate closely with the engineering, specialists, and quality team to ensure all components meet strict quality control standards.
• Advocate for new tools and improvements aimed towards improving production efficiency.

About You:

• Experience working in aerospace or precision manufacturing environments, with a focus on producing high-stakes, mission-critical hardware.
• Hands‑on experience in additive operations, additive manufacturing (powder‑based preferred), and post‑processing, specifically in a production environment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and execute on work instructions.
• Ability to communicate constructive feedback on processes to manufacturing engineering.

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience operating or working with LP-DED processes or similar laser or powder-based additive processes.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and the ability to implement process improvements that drive cost savings and efficiency gains.
• Previous involvement in new technology onboarding and integration.

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more.

Hiring Range: $23.38 - $32.14 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].