Job Description
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.
About the Role:
- Develop and implement build and test solutions to increase production rate reduce touch time / hours and improve build quality to support increasing production rate
- Partner with design teams to drive future design trades on valve components improving valve functionality build rate / manufacturability and reliability
- Lead efforts to build up novel processing technologies aimed at high volume valve and component manufacturing
- Lead both tactical and strategic planning development implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods and processes for new and existing products
- Communicate and interface regularly with key stakeholders and employees throughout the organization
About You:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years experience leading engineering teams through development/production transition and/or scaling to meet rate
- Proven ability to effectively interface with design engineering manufacturing and production teams to ensure seamless collaboration and integration of processes.
- Proven ability to set team/individual goals and drive progress/completion of those goals
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience working in new-space manufacturing environment.
- Experience in the manufacture of highly controlled aerospace products.
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.
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 [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience
- 7+ years experience leading engineering teams through development production transition
- Ability to effectively interface with design engineering manufacturing and production teams
- Ability to set team individual goals and drive progress completion
Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Healthcare Strength—The company offers comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage company-funded HSA contributions mental-health resources and access to One Medical and an EAP. Wellness supports like a stipend and gym discounts reinforce the breadth of care.
- Parental & Family Support—Generous parental leave is paired with a $10000 family-building stipend for fertility and adoption with mentions of a Carrot Fertility partnership. This combination indicates meaningful support across different family needs.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—The stated policy includes 15 PTO days per year with separate sick-time accruals 11 company holidays and 2 personal-choice holidays. This structure provides multiple avenues for planned and unplanned time away.
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What We Do
Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket Terran R 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.
Why Work With Us
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.
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