Senior Fabrication & Manufacturing Technician
Relativity Space
At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.
Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.
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.
About the Role:
- As a Senior Fabrication & Manufacturing Technician you will play a key role in our manufacturing operations, leveraging your expertise in fabrication processes to produce complex, high-precision components.
- This role demands technical proficiency, a strong understanding of welding, machining, and precision measurement tools, as well as the ability to handle one-off jobs efficiently.
- Work independently and collaboratively, contributing to project completion while maintaining a clean, organized work environment.
- Remain flexible and responsive as job priorities shift—many tasks will require quick turnaround.
- Bring a high level of craftsmanship to the role, taking pride in the department’s condition and supporting a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
About You:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in a fabrication and machining environment
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings/blueprints.
- Expertise in setting up and maintaining tooling and fixturing for various machining operations.
- Able to perform basic arithmetic.
- Strong knowledge of basic hand and power tools
Nice to haves but not required:
- NCCCO Certification (National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators)
- Familiarity with industry-standard CAD/CAM software for designing and programming machining operations.
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.
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.