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Structures Technician I, Second Shift

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The Structures Technician I is responsible for drilling, assembling hardware, performing inspections, and ensuring safety and cleanliness on the factory floor.
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At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

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.

This is a 2nd shift position with a standard schedule of 3:00 PM – 1:30 AM PT, Monday through Friday. The role includes a 10% shift differential added to the base pay. Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

About the Role:

  • Responsible for drilling holes on flight hardware using appropriate tooling/jigs; working from holes with wider tolerance bands to tighter tolerance bands
  • Responsible for assembling hardware using structural adhesives, properly torquing fasteners, or installing inserts
  • Perform in process inspections using hand tools such as micrometers, calipers, and pin gauges
  • Perform blending or deburr operations using appropriate hand or power tools
  • Uphold high Relativity Space standards regarding safety and shop cleanliness
  • Foster and inclusive environment for all members of the team 

About You:

  • 1+ years of general fabrication or assembly experience or trade school degree
  • Proficient in the use of common hand tools and inspection tools
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office or other team communication tools such as Slack (or equivalent) 

Nice to haves but not required:  

  • A&P certified
  • Experience in precision drilling
  • Previous aerospace experience
  • Experience with reading drawing or blueprints 

Benefits:

  • 100% health care coverage on your first day
  • Quarterly wellness stipend to use on health and wellness
  • Partnership with Modern Health with access to 8 therapy & coaching sessions and mental health resources
  • Discounts on gym memberships, travel and entertainment through PerkSpot
  • Unlimited onsite snacks
  • Daily lunch stipend
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • PPE Stipend
  • Pet Insurance through Fetch
  • Company Paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability
  • Up to 12 weeks salary continuation for paid pregnancy disability leave
  • 8 Weeks company paid parental leave
  • Access to One Medical

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.

Hiring Range:
$22.80$31.35 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 [email protected].


Top Skills

Hand Tools
Inspection Tools
MS Office
Power Tools
Slack

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