Relativity Space

Machining Specialist III

Relativity Space$93K — $128K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8 years of CNC machining experience required
  • Strong knowledge of machining and GD&T
  • Proficiency in CAD and CAM software
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes and lean principles
  • Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Create process plans and standard operating procedures for part manufacturing
  • Enhance manufacturing processes with new technologies and methods
  • Consult on Design for Manufacturability with upstream partners
  • Define manufacturing and inspection methods for design concepts
  • Suggest innovative designs or updates for better manufacturability
  • Investigate non-conforming hardware and determine corrective actions

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave policy
  • Parental leave
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Transparent and fair compensation practices
Full Job Description
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:
  • Create Process Plans, Standard Operating Procedures, Inspection Plans, Work Holding Designs, and other supporting documents to define the process to manufacture parts.
  • Improve manufacturing processes through developing and deploying new technologies and methodologies.
  • Advise on Design for Manufacturability methodologies to upstream partners.
  • Articulate manufacturing, fixturing, and inspection method for a design concepts, GD&T requirements, and datum structures to inform design choices.
  • Recommend novel designs or design updates to improve manufacturability
  • Analyze and improve processes that create non-conforming hardware. Investigate root causes and determine corrective actions.

About You:
  • 8 years of progressive and related CNC Machining experience required
  • Knowledge of machining and GD&T
  • Proficiency in CAD and CAM software
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes, lean principles, and continuous improvement methodologies

Nice to haves but not required:
  • Knowledge of metrology and dimensional inspection methods
  • Knowledge of fixture design and stack-ups analysis


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.

Hiring Range:

$44.80-$61.60 USD

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is an American aerospace manufacturer that is developing 3D printed rockets. The company was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Relativity Space's goal is to reduce the cost and time required to produce rockets by using 3D printing technology. The company's rockets are designed to be fully reusable, which could significantly reduce the cost of space launches. Relativity Space has received funding from a number of investors, including Mark Cuban and Playground Global.
Learn more about Relativity Space
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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