TPS Technician I, First Shift
Required skills
- Terran R
- TPS
- reusable rocket
- process development
- fabrication strategy
- production equipment
- factory floor layout
- complex tooling
- vehicle engineering
- engineering requirements
Nice to have
- aerospace manufacturing
- automotive manufacturing
- composites
- fabrication
- assembly
- power tools
Role summary
Relativity Space is seeking a TPS Technician I for their Manufacturing team, focusing on the Terran R reusable rocket. This role involves manufacturing Thermal Protection System (TPS) components and subassemblies, performing adhesive bonding operations, and following detailed engineering instructions. The technician will operate various tools and MES software, collaborate with engineers and quality inspectors to resolve production issues, and maintain high standards for safety and shop organization. The position requires a high school diploma or GED and 0-1 years of experience in a related hands-on manufacturing field, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail and safety. This is a first shift, 50-hour workweek position.
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 Manufacturing team owns all process development, fabrication strategy, and production equipment for Terran R, our next generation reusable rocket. This team has a wide variety of responsibilities—from factory floor layout to developing complex tooling for novel processes and partnering with our vehicle engineering team to influence the design of the rocket. We leverage our deep expertise to translate engineering requirements into highly optimized production lines while working cross-functionally to continuously improve the vehicle program.
This is a 1st shift position with a standard schedule of 5:00 AM – 3:30 PM PT, Monday through Friday. Please note this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50-hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.
About the Role:
About You:
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:$22.80—$34.20 USDWe 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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