Director, Manufacturing Engineering, Valves Long Beach, California (Long Beach)

Director, Manufacturing Engineering, Valves

Long Beach, California

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 and unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will pave the way for future progress beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of a culture where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here you solve problems that haven’t been solved before, helping to build a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up.

About the Team

The Engine Manufacturing team is dedicated to delivering high‑performance engines while advancing innovative manufacturing systems that continuously improve cost, quality, and lead time. You work closely with design, manufacturing, and production teams to shape hardware iterations and make critical decisions for the Aeon R program.

About the Role

• Develop and implement build and test solutions to increase production rate, reduce touch time, and improve build quality.
• Partner with design teams to drive future design trades on valve components, improving functionality, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Lead efforts to build novel processing technologies for high‑volume valve and component manufacturing.
• Plan, develop, implement, and maintain manufacturing methods and processes for new and existing products.
• Communicate and interface regularly with key stakeholders throughout the organization.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams through development/production transition and/or scaling to meet rate.
• Proven ability to effectively interface with design engineering, manufacturing, and production teams to ensure seamless collaboration and integration of processes.
• Proven ability to set team/individual goals and drive progress and completion of those goals.

Nice to Haves

• Experience working in a new‑space manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the manufacture of highly controlled aerospace products.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary between $209,000 and $268,000 USD.
• Equity package.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave policy.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Additional perks and benefits available.

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.

Interested in building your career at Relativity Space? Apply now to join the team.