relativity

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Primary Structures

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At a Glance

Location
United States
Experience
5+ years
Posted
2026-02-18T11:42:15-05:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Aerospace
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing

Requirements

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

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

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

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

Compensation & Benefits

$130,000

$166,000 USD

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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at

accommodations@relativityspace.com

Responsibilities

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

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