Supervisor, Laser Specialists
Required skills
- laser specialists
- Terran R
- rocket production
- laser tracking
- dimensional inspection
- Verisurf
- Leica
- Faro
- API trackers
- arms
Nice to have
- aerospace hardware lifecycle
- prototype
- flight production
- AS9100
- mentorship
Role summary
The Supervisor, Laser Specialists will lead and develop a team of laser specialists in executing large-scale tooling projects and precision inspections for Terran-R vehicle production. This role is critical for managing the strategic development and daily execution of laser tracking operations, hardware installations, and inspection processes. The supervisor is responsible for team performance, safety, and asset readiness, translating engineering intent into shop-floor execution. Key responsibilities include technical direction, training, career development, performance coaching, strategic planning of laser tracking and inspection work, and serving as a subject matter expert on Verisurf software and laser tracking hardware. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and management of asset maintenance and certification are also essential. Requires a High School Diploma or GED, 10+ years in toolmaking, laser tracking, or aerospace manufacturing (including 3+ years of leadership), and advanced proficiency in Verisurf and various laser trackers.
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 interfacing with our vehicle engineering team to heavily influence design of the rocket. We leverage our deep expertise to translate engineering requirements into highly optimized production lines, working cross functionally to consistently enhance the vehicle program.
About the Role:
In this role, the Supervisor, Laser Specialists will be responsible for leading and developing a team of laser specialists in executing large-scale tooling projects and precision inspections supporting Terran-R vehicle production. This role is instrumental in managing strategic development and daily execution of laser tracking operations, critical hardware installations, and inspection processes across our sites. The Supervisor owns team performance, safety, and asset readiness, translating engineering intent into reliable, shop-floor execution.
About You:
Nice to haves, but not required:
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:$116,000—$174,000 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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