Supervisor, Propulsion Technician

Company Overview:  

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.

Team:  

The Manufacturing team at Relativity Space is currently deep in manufacturing trades and process development for Terran R, our next generation, fully re-useable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities—from determining the most efficient factory floor layout, to developing and implementing complex tooling and processes, and even interfacing with the vehicle engineering team to heavily influence the design of the rocket. Unique to Relativity, you will get to work across many teams to iterate and support Relativity's first-of-its-kind 3D printing software and robotics technology.

What you’ll do:

As a Propulsion Supervisor, you will be on the front line of the assembly and testing of the Aeon-R engine components, sub-assemblies and engines. This is a unique opportunity to lead an experienced technical team and build the skills necessary to create and refine robust component and engine building processes. You will be building a team of strong leaders and individual contributors alike. You will also be accountable to organizational production goals and ensuring the continuous improvement of the production system. This role will be focused on leading team members through several in-house processes and support resources such as precision cleaning, hydrostatic proof testing, flow testing, component assembly and test, and engine assembly.

What you need to know:

In order to be successful in this role, you should have the following: 

• Experience leading high performing teams.
• Experience identifying manufacturing process gaps and analyzing their impact on the production system.
• Experience in the manufacture of highly controlled aerospace products.
• Experience administrating/delegating daily work assignments to your team.
• Experience maintaining work centers in accordance with company & manufacturing best practices.
• Strong technical and interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with high pressure fluid system development and testing such as hydrostatic proof, pneumatic leak check, and flow testing.
  • Experience working with thermal testing equipment including high temperature chambers, and cryogenic fluid systems.
  • Familiarity with data acquisition hardware and software systems
  • Familiarity with electrical and mechanical system integration.
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions, and engineering drawings.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work non-standard shifts, overtime, and weekends as required.
• Strong mind for safety - familiarity with proper use of PPE and adherence to OSHA requirements.
• Acute attention to detail and hand-eye coordination.
• Able to lift up to 50 unassisted.
• Able to stand for extended periods of time.
• High school diploma or GED

Nice to have but not required:

• 4-5 years of Experience leading high performance teams.
• 4-5 years of experience working with propulsion systems.
• 7 years of manufacturing experience.
• Familiarity with 5S manufacturing principles.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Experience transitioning from development into high-volume production
• Experience sourcing tools, and consumables, creating purchase orders, and receiving materials.

 

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