Lead, Factory Test Technician - Second Shift

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 Factory Test team is responsible for hardware testing in our Long Beach facilities. We use our breadth of experience and collaborative engineering approach to support everything from very large structural tests to precise valve actuation. To that end, we design, build, and operate all test assets in Long Beach from initial concept to test execution. If you enjoy working on a multi-disciplinary team with a broad mandate and want to put hands-on hardware, then this is the team for you.

This is for our second shift with the hours of 3:00pm PST - 1:30 AM PST.

About the Role:

• Leading an experienced technical team, providing mentorship and training team members, fostering skill development and professional growth

• Assign/delegate daily work assignments to your team

• Advise responsible engineers on testing best practices, capabilities, and limitations

• Identify and mitigate hazards in the testing environment

• Continuously evaluate testing processes/best practices and implement improvements

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive work environment

• Promote and uphold a safe working environment, adhering to all safety protocols and procedures

About You:

• Over 6 years of experience in aerospace testing and fabrication

• Subject matter expert with a strong focus on detail and product quality

• Proficient in work order management systems and office tools

• Capable of independently completing complex projects and making decisions

• Strong collaboration skills with internal and external teams, including engineering and leadership

• Experienced mentor, comfortable providing constructive feedback

Nice to haves but not required:

• Experience leading teams in fast-paced industrial shop environments

• Proficient in electrical and fluid system fabrication, operation, and troubleshooting

• Skilled in mechanical assembly of tooling and fixturing

• Familiar with cryogenic fluids and critical lift operations

• Experience with inventory and logistics management systems

• Prior experience testing large-scale primary vehicle structures

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:
$42.70—$55.25 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].