Manufacturing Engineer II, TPS

4 weeks ago


Long Beach, California, United States Relativity Space Full time
About the Role:


The Thermal Protection Systems Manufacturing team is responsible for working alongside the vehicle design and test teams to develop hardware that can survive all phases of flight including ascent, re-entry, landing, and reusability.

The team is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to own the following scope:

  • advocate for scalable manufacturing in product design trades and reviews
  • build flow planning
  • large-scale part logistics
  • identifying tooling needs and guiding tooling designs
  • conceptualizing & sourcing
  • fast-paced issue dispositions
  • and assembly work planning and execution.

Own the manufacture of Thermal Protection Systems from design release through successful installation onto the Terran R launch vehicle—lay out the build flow and work center to ensure an efficient, high-quality process capable of scaling production rate with time

Drive several first build efforts through design integration, assembly sequencing, mBOM development, build work order creation, and specification authoring

Establish the assembly's inaugural work cell by considering assembly operations, tooling and capital equipment requirements, and rate targets

Support the shop floor and production personnel through responsive issue resolution and provide upstream feedback as we innovate the next generation of manufacturing technology

Monitor large scale part movements and ensure safety through clear and concise direction

Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and external partners to ensure all company objectives can be met


About You:
Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering

Minimum of 3 years of experience building and testing hardware in a manufacturing environment

Extensive experience authoring build work instructions that comply with AS9100 or similar requirements

Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, and production personnel

Extensive experience managing large scope of ownership

Expert in at least 2 of the following: adhesive bonding, soft goods manufacturing, machining, mechanical fastening and torqueing operations, trim and drill operations, composites manufacturing, critical lifting, tool design and fabrication, work center development

Nice to haves but not required:
MS degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing engineering

New product introduction of an aerospace manufacturing product or process with proven success leading, executing, and managing projects in a fast-paced environment

Experience building and fostering relationships with external partners to achieve goals

Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems

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.

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 moreTo see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.


Hiring Range:
$110,000—$140,000 USD

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