Relativity Space

Manufacturing Engineer II, Primary Structures

Relativity Space$104K — $156K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or related discipline
  • 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience supporting complex assembly builds
  • Strong interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
  • Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals including statics and mechanics of materials

Responsibilities

  • Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback during development and production phases
  • Collaborate with engineers and internal teams to drive progress
  • Oversee assembly work on the shop floor and remove barriers to production
  • Champion process improvements for enhanced assembly operations
  • Develop work instructions and standardize best practices across manufacturing processes

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous PTO and sick leave
  • Parental leave policy
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Commitment to transparency in compensation practices
Full Job Description
About the Team:

The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R's primary structures. This isn't about turning the same bolt every day; it's about building the systems to build the rocket. Engineers and technicians work side by side, with deep collaboration and real-time feedback, to shape how we build better and faster. With a manifest and a launch date, it's up to the team to deliver on Terran R: solving challenges in real time, optimizing for scale, and constantly improving processes. As the vehicle evolves, so will the factory, with opportunities to apply automation, machine learning, and advanced technologies. What we build here sets the blueprint for the future of scaled launch.

About the Role:
  • Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams during the development phase and through the first prototype and flight builds.
  • Collaborate closely with a diverse team of engineers specializing in design, manufacturing, and reliability, as well as internal production teams and external vendors, leveraging their collective expertise to drive progress.
  • Cover the shop floor for all primary structure work center assembly work, clearing barriers and keeping production moving.
  • Champion process improvements across multiple work centers to improve assembly operations and incorporate feedback and learnings from the first Terran R build
  • Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices across multiple high-fidelity processes. Help standardize processes across the manufacturing team

About You:
  • Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
  • 2+ years progressive and related experience required
  • Strong history of supporting complicated assembly builds and capable of making risk decisions on a regular basis to disposition issues during build and keep production moving
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability
  • Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining.
  • Expert knowledge of common drilling and trim ops, other manufacturing processes, tools, inspection methods and GD&T

Nice to haves but not required:
  • Direct experience with forming, welding, drill, trim and fastening operations for aerospace products
  • New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success
  • Experience in managing projects in a fast-paced environment


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:

$104,000-$156,000 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

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Relativity Space

More Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Find similar Manufacturing Engineer II, Primary Structures jobs: