Lead, Factory Test Technical Specialists
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:
About the Role:
- Leading an experienced technical team.
- Mentor and train 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.
About You:
- 5+ years of previous aerospace experience
- Experience leading a team
- Proven track record of mentorship
- Developmental test experience, static, dynamic or cryogenic
- Demonstrated experience building and operating complicated fluid or mechanical systems
- Ability to precisely plan an activity, then execute according to that plan with minimal changes
Nice to haves but not required:
- Proficient in control of hazardous energy (Lock Out Tag Out) procedures.
- Leadership training certificates
- Familiarity with version control software (GIT, SVN).
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.
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.
s but not required
- Proficient in control of hazardous energy (Lock Out Tag Out) procedures.
- Leadership training certificates
- Familiarity with version control software (GIT, SVN). 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
$39.75—$59.63 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.
- Where is this Lead, Factory Test Technical Specialists role based?
- The role is based in Long Beach, California.
- What experience does Relativity Space expect for this role?
- The posting is tagged as a lead-level role, typically 7+ years of experience. Check the requirements section for specifics.
- Where is Relativity Space headquartered?
- Relativity Space is headquartered in Long Beach, USA.
- How was this posting sourced?
- This role was pulled directly from Relativity Space's Greenhouse careers site. Apply links open in the employer's own ATS — no reposts or aggregator middleware.
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