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Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Integration & Test

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Relativity Space
Posted 1 weeks ago
Posted 23 April 2026
full-time

About the Role

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our&nbsp;Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch&nbsp;capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new&nbsp;opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond&nbsp;the known.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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 </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now&nbsp;is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and&nbsp;the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most&nbsp;meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Team:&nbsp;</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Stage Manufacturing team turns design into reality, owning the build of Terran R’s primary structures. This </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">isn’t about turning the same bolt every day; it’s about building the systems to build the rocket. Engineers and </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">technicians work side by side, with deep collaboration and real-time feedback, to shape how we build better and </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">faster. With a manifest and a launch date, it’s up to the team to deliver on Terran R: solving challenges in real time, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">optimizing for scale, and constantly improving processes. As the vehicle evolves, so will the factory, with </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">opportunities to apply automation, machine learning, and advanced technologies. What we build here sets the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">blueprint for the future of scaled launch.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Role:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Own hardware from design release through build, test, and delivery for engine or vehicle systems, taking full responsibility for execution readiness and product quality across subassemblies and integrated systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Develop and release detailed build flows, work instructions, and test procedures to enable repeatable, high-quality execution across first builds and maturing programs</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Support first article builds in a fast-paced environment, focusing on manufacturability, repeatability, and quality, while developing scalable processes that enable a smooth ramp to higher production rates</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Provide hands-on floor support during build and test, resolving issues in real time, incorporating technician feedback, and driving continuous improvement across hardware flow and process discipline</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Coordinate across design, supply chain, production, and test teams to ensure part readiness, tooling availability, schedule alignment, and smooth handoffs between build </span><span data-contrast="auto">stages</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to the development of long-term manufacturing systems and infrastructure, including tooling strategies, ERP/MES workflows, and production documentation standards</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">About You:</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="none">Degree in engineering or a related technical field, with 5+ years of hands-on experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing or integration environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Skilled at investigating hardware issues, resolving non-conformances, and driving root cause analysis with corrective actions implemented effectively</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Familiar with general assembly and test procedures, including tolerance stack-up analysis, structural proof testing, and pressurized leak checks</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Comfortable interfacing across design, manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure hardware quality and schedule alignment</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Self-starter who can define and roll out new processes from scratch, working collaboratively with technicians, engineers, and external vendors</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Proficient in GD&amp;T, CAD, and basic design or test analysis, with experience in at least two of the following: LOX cleanliness, leak checking, sensor checkouts, tube bending, tool design, crane operations, or subassembly builds</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: a

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