Sr TPS Technician First Shift

About the Team: 

The Manufacturing team owns all process development fabrication strategy and production equipment for Terran R our next generation reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities – from factory floor layout to developing complex tooling for novel processes and interfacing with our vehicle engineering team to heavily influence design of the rocket. We leverage our deep expertise to translate engineering requirements into highly optimized production lines working cross functionally to consistently enhance the vehicle program.

This is a 1st shift position with a standard schedule of 5:00AM-3:30PM PT Monday through Friday. Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

About the Role:

• Responsible for the manufacture of Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) subassemblies for the TerranR vehicle
• Use materials and equipment required for TPS processing such as adhesives primers automated mixing machines vacuum bagging films and consumables
• Collaborate with the production team and manufacturing engineers to develop document and improve manufacturing processes
• Occasionally support operations at downstream sites (Stennis Cape Canaveral) related to TPS
• Uphold high Relativity Space standards regarding safety and shop cleanliness • Foster an inclusive environment for all team members

About You:

• High school diploma or equivalency certification
• 4+ years of aerospace manufacturing experience or related field
• Experience with adhesive bonding operations such as surface preparation adhesive mixing and vacuum bag bonding
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with engineering and production
• Ability to set up and operate a range of hand and pneumatic tools along with calibrated tools and measuring devices
• Working experience with Manufacturing Execution System software to document manufacturing operations (work order labor charging buyoffs data collections etc.)

Nice to haves but not required:  

• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
• Experience partnering with other business functions to successfully build flight hardware such as manufacturing engineering and quality
• Experience supporting aerospace manufacturing operations at remote or downstream work sites

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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