IT Associate I

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Long Beach, CA, USA
In-Office
26-40 Annually
Entry level
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
Building reusable rockets to empower science and exploration.
The Role
Provide hands-on service desk and endpoint support for desktop and mobile devices, resolve tickets, image/deploy OS, install and maintain user devices and infrastructure, document solutions, and collaborate with systems administrators to improve IT operations.
Summary Generated by Built In

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 IT team is responsible for the full scope of computing infrastructure, end-user systems, servers, virtualization, cloud, networking, software services, telecommunications, and information security. You’ll support every function across the company, from the production floor to flight operations, enabling Relativity’s world-class team to design, build, and launch rockets. The team balances near-term execution with long-term vision, developing scalable solutions and processes to enable the company's growth. The evolving complexity of our IT environment offers opportunities to stretch and sharpen problem solving and hands-on technical skills. We invest in our people, encouraging ownership, cross-training, and advancement, so our team can grow as fast and ambitiously as the company itself.

About the Role:

We are looking for an IT Associate to join our growing Service Desk team at our rocket launching facilities in Long Beach, CA. In this role, you will be working closely with Systems Administrators and Systems Engineers in IT Operations, alongside other IT Associates on the Service Desk team. 

You will be an IT “jack-of-all-trades”, continuously enhancing your various IT and Service Desk competencies. This is a hands-on position where you will support the desktop computer experience, launch systems computational and network resources, and bleeding-edge aerospace experts. 

Do you pride yourself on working as a team to deliver excellence? Do you have a passion for automation and efficiency? Do you enjoy working in an extremely fast paced environment that is continually pushing limits? Are you always looking to iterate and say, “how can we do better”? Then we have an opportunity for you!

  • Enhance Relativity’s IT Operations team to support our growth at our HQ in Long Beach
  • Actively participate in the team’s daily tasking and support requirements
  • Answer tickets addressing desktop, user experience, and system issues in a timely and professional manner
  • Install and maintain all user endpoint devices, and infrastructure managed by other IT teams
  • Join a team that is focused on ambitious, superb delivery and operation of IT engineered solutions to a technologically advanced userbase spanning many technical disciplines
  • Deliver and documented solutions that reduce service desk requests and repetitive service workloads
  • Leverage your desktop operating system wisdom to resolve issues and improve the end user experience, identifying and suggesting improvements to standard practices wherever you can

About You:

  • Strong drive to provide excellent customer service and experience, with an awareness of prioritization of tasks, stakeholders, budget, and time.
  • Skills in technical systems, hardware repair, and network management
  • Resourcefulness and quick-thinking nature to troubleshoot new and critical technical issues as they arise.
  • Ability to image, deploy, configure, and support operating systems on desktop and mobile
  • Familiarity with both PC and other end point computing hardware and software and user access controls
  • Experience with M365 or Gsuite in an enterprise environment

Nice to haves but not required:  

  • 2+ years of experience in IT Support
  • Linux, Mac, iOS and Android
  • Knowledge basic cloud administration
  • Familiarity with tools such as SCCM, MDM, Imaging, ServiceNow, Backup systems
  • Experience with Atlassian products administration including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo
  • Aerospace and/or ITAR/NIST experience

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:
$26.80$40.20 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 [email protected].

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.

Skills Required

  • Provide excellent customer service and prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Skills in technical systems, hardware repair, and network management.
  • Resourcefulness and ability to troubleshoot new and critical technical issues.
  • Ability to image, deploy, configure, and support operating systems on desktop and mobile.
  • Familiarity with PC and endpoint computing hardware, software, and user access controls.
  • Experience with M365 or G Suite in an enterprise environment.
  • 2+ years of experience in IT Support.
  • Experience with Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android.
  • Basic cloud administration knowledge.
  • Familiarity with SCCM, MDM, Imaging, ServiceNow, and backup systems.
  • Experience with Atlassian administration (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo).
  • Aerospace and/or ITAR/NIST experience.

Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength The company lists comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with company‑funded HSA contributions, mental‑health resources, and access to One Medical. These offerings are complemented by an Employee Assistance Program and related wellness support.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is presented as generous and paired with a $10,000 family‑building stipend for fertility, adoption, and related needs. Additional supports include adoption assistance, a return‑to‑work program, and an onsite Mother’s Room.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off includes 15 PTO days per year, sick‑time accruals, 11 company holidays, and 2 personal‑choice holidays. This structured mix provides predictable time away across vacation, sick leave, and holidays.

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The Company
HQ: Long Beach, CA
2,200 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, Terran R, 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.

Why Work With Us

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.

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At Relativity Space, we are an office-first company. We believe our best work happens in person—where collaboration is faster, problem-solving is sharper, and ideas flow more freely.

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