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Apprentice PBF Technician

Relativity Space

Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA, USA
Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Company Overview:

We invented a new approach to design, build, and fly our own rockets, starting with Terran 1 – the world’s first entirely 3D printed rocket and Terran R our reusable next generation 3D printed rocket.

Using our vertically integrated technology platform, leveraging additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and autonomous robotics to deliver superiority over traditional aerospace manufacturing methods, we’re disrupting 60 years of aerospace with our novelty approach to get to space, Mars, and beyond faster, more cost-effective, and more reliable.

We believe in a future where interplanetary life fundamentally expands the possibilities for human experience. Our long-term vision is to upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.

Team:

The Powder Bed Fusion team at Relativity Space develops, evaluates, and optimizes the additive manufacturing process for next-gen liquid propulsion products. This world class team puts in place the machines, materials, and process for us to rapidly iterate and deliver on Aeon-R hardware. The team is crucial to developing and demonstrating groundbreaking technologies, design, and approaches for Terran-R!

We're building a team that's ready to discover, develop, and operate the world’s most advanced additive manufacturing technologies. In order to do that, we need driven technical leaders, project managers, and operators. As an early member of the PBF Additive Operations team, you will be critical to building the process and culture that develops the Aeon-R engine. You’ll have the opportunity to operate a wide array of equipment including Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printers, EDM’s, and Vacuum Furnaces. Your feedback will be critical to keeping the team at the cutting edge. Your attention to detail and consistency will keep our machines operating at peak performance.

This position will be working second shift hours (approx. 2PM – 10:30PM) with occasional, scheduled overtime.

What you’ll do:

  • Competently and consistently operate additive machines, auxiliary equipment, and post-processing tools
  • Develop tools, processes, and training materials
  • Continuously improve processes identifying and implementing new solutions

You have excelled in your career through an attention to detail, integrity, and a desire to improve. You have experience working on sensitive precision systems. You've driven every team and project you've worked on to success by improving efficiency without sacrificing safety and quality. You're passionate about building humanity's future in space and beyond.

What you need to know:

  • High School diploma or GED
  • Experience with hand tools & power tools
  • Worked in some sort of manufacturing environment

Nice to haves but not required:

  • Associate Science in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (or equivalent)
  • Operate machinery such as mills, EDM’s, bandsaws, furnaces

Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time
  • Physically fit to wear Respirators

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy, an annual L&D stipend and more!

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.

The below-range represents Relativity Space’s current good-faith pay scale for this role. Relativity Space reserves the right to modify or update this range at any time.

Compensation is only one part of our entire total rewards package. To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here: https://px.sequoia.com/relativityspace
Hiring Range:
$16.38$20.98 USD