Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer, Powder Bed Fusion

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 Powder Bed Fusion manufacturing team develops, creates, and operates the most advanced additive manufacturing technologies in the world. This best-in-class team makes sure that the infrastructure, materials, tools, and equipment are in place for us to rapidly iterate and print. The Powder-Based manufacturing team was crucial to manufacturing Aeon-1 for first launch and now are developing and demonstrating groundbreaking technologies, design, and approaches for Aeon-R.

About the Role:

As Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer, you will directly manage and support a group of engineers who own specific assets and their processes. You will be responsible for elevating team performance, aligning ownership expectations, and ensuring cross-team clarity around handoffs, schedules, and quality goals. In parallel, you will serve as the technical and operational leader for process improvement projects that improve machine reliability, machine uptime, and hardware flow through the factory.

About You:

• BS Degree in Engineering (or relevant technical discipline)

• 5+ years of experience with Powder Bed Fusion/Additive Manufacturing engineering experience with 1+ years of technical leadership or project ownership experience.

• Demonstrated experience working with powder bed fusion (LPBF) in a production environment

• Experience owning or mentoring engineers

• Strong track record of delivering results across ambiguous and high-scope technical areas

• Excellent communication, prioritization, and collaboration skills

• Comfortable navigating between shop floor execution and cross-functional strategic planning

Nice to haves, but not required:

• Familiarity with MES/QMS systems and process flow management

• Experience defining or scaling additive workflows from R&D to production

• Applied experience with root cause investigations and corrective action systems

• Background working in ISO, AS9100, or other high-reliability environments

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:
$138,000—$176,000 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 [email protected].