Welding Engineer I - High-Impact, Hands-on Welding

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is hiring for a Weld Engineer to join the Materials and NDE team. You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality to develop and optimize fusion welding processes for Terran R, and support welding operations on critical stage hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership, documentation, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to grow in a fast-paced production environment and influence the build of a new rocket.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years of welding processes experience (GTAW, GMAW, OTW, laser welding) with AWS/ASME specs.
• 1+ years in a high-paced production manufacturing environment.
• Strong curiosity, bias for action, hands-on approach and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize fusion welding processes for Terran R.
• Provide technical support for welding operations and rapidly resolve production challenges.
• Serve as the accountable weld engineer for stage hardware including transfer tubes, fluid assemblies, grid fins, bellows, and heat shields.
• Ensure process quality control and documentation meet standards; implement corrective actions and continuous improvements.

Skills

GTAW

GMAW

OTW

Laser welding

AWS standards

ASME standards

Welding processes

Ownership mindset

Education

B.S. in Materials Science

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Welding Engineering degree

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is hiring for a Weld Engineer to join the Materials and NDE team. You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality to develop and optimize fusion welding processes for Terran R, and support welding operations on critical stage hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership, documentation, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to grow in a fast-paced production environment and influence the build of a new rocket.