Senior Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Machining
Relativity Space · On-site
MeritLog read this listing from Relativity Space's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 8, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- On-site
- Salary
- Not listed by source
- Location
- Long Beach, California
- Company website
- px.sequoia.com
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What the role asks for
What they're asking for
- B.S. in Engineering of comparable STEM fieldEducation
- 6+ years of experience in machiningExperience
- Knowledge of GD&TSkill
- Minimum of 4+ years’ experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Supply ChainExperience
- Knowledge of metrology and dimensional inspection methodsSkillPreferred
- Proficiency in CAD and CAM softwareSkillPreferred
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, lean principles, and continuous improvement methodologiesSkillPreferred
- Knowledge of fixture design and stack-ups analysisSkillPreferred
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
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 Machine Shop team delivers high-precision, high-quality machined components that are critical to Terran R’s success. Here, you’ll combine technical skill with creativity, collaborating closely with engineering and design teams to drive better part designs and manufacturing solutions. You’ll work with best-in-class, premium machinery and get to bring our expanded, state-of-the-art machine shop to life to support the scale and pace of the Terran R program. This role offers the rare chance to see your craftsmanship directly integrated into flight hardware, making an immediate impact. With clear training pathways, you’ll have opportunities to advance from operating machines to programming them, growing your career alongside the program. About the Role: • Create Process Plans, Standard Operating Procedures, Inspection Plans, Work Holding Designs, and other supporting documents to define process for parts • Improve manufacturing processes through developing and deploying new technologies and methodologies • Advise on design for manufacturability methodologies to upstream partners • Articulate manufacturing, fixturing, and inspection method for designs concepts, GD&T requirements, and datum structures to inform design choices. • Recommend novel designs or design updates that improve manufacturability • Analyze and improve process that create non-conforming hardware. Investigate root causes and determine corrective actions. About You: • B.S. in Engineering of comparable STEM field • 6+ years of experience in machining • Knowledge of GD&T • Minimum of 4+ years’ experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Supply Chain Nice to haves but not required: • Knowledge of metrology and dimensional inspection methods • Proficiency in CAD and CAM software • Understanding of manufacturing processes, lean principles, and continuous improvement methodologies • Knowledge of fixture design and stack-ups analysis 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: $122,000-$182,000 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 accommodations@relativityspace.com. Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.
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