Senior Facilities Technician, First Shift

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Long Beach, CA, USA
In-Office
32-49 Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
Building reusable rockets to empower science and exploration.
The Role
Performs facility repairs and maintenance, including drywall, painting, furniture assembly, TV mounting, wall framing, finish work, equipment organization, inventory upkeep, material movement, and site maintenance. Responds to facilities tickets, recommends improvements, and supports projects as needed. Requires heavy-equipment operation, physical work at heights and outdoors, flexible scheduling, overtime, and occasional weekends.
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 Facilities team ensures that every operation across the site is “go” at all times, supporting everything from power and utilities to highly specialized machines like industrial 3D printers. Our 1 million square foot headquarters is complex: one structure, but functionally 20 mini factories under one roof. That complexity brings unmatched opportunities to grow your skills through cross-training and ownership of specialized systems. With rapid expansion and development of the facility, we’re helping build a truly state-of-the-art work environment. This team is deeply embedded in both planning and execution, brought in early to shape the physical assets that will support scaled operations.

About the Role:

  • Respond to and resolve facilities tickets within 2 days which could include high quality drywall repair, patch and paint, furniture builds, tv mounting, wall framing, high level finish work or other repairs
  • Maintain general consumable stock items
  • Organize and maintain equipment
  • Maintain general site surroundings and facilities
  • Moves materials through use of equipment moving machinery such as hand trucks, forklifts, and golf carts
  • Provides recommendations for facilities improvements
  • Perform other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management

This is a first-shift position with which consists of an 8-hour standard workday, Monday through Friday and may include overtime. Shift start and end times may vary due to business needs, but are typically between 5:00am and 5:00pm. 

About You:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience with heavy equipment (forklift, reach-lift, man-lift, etc.)
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in high-end, high-quality repairs
  • Ability to provide before and after photos of relevant prior work
  • Reliable transportation and the ability to complete assigned shifts
  • Ability to lift and manipulate 50 pounds
  • Ability to work from heights and on ladders as well as squatting, stooping and/or kneeling with a tool belt
  • Flexible schedule and ability to work non-standard shifts, overtime, and weekends as required
  • Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
  • Periodic or frequent work in extreme outdoor environments: heat, cold, wind, rain
  • Valid California state driver’s license and acceptable driving record required
  • Willingness and ability to pass in-house Forklift certification, required

Nice to haves but not required:  

  • 5 years of work experience at the journeyman level or higher
  • Specialized certifications in maintenance or repair industry
  • Experience as a mechanic or carpenter 
  • Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve electrical, mechanical, and/or plumbing systems

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:
$32.80$49.20 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

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience operating heavy equipment, including forklifts, reach-lifts, and man-lifts
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience in high-end, high-quality repairs
  • Ability to provide before-and-after photos of relevant prior work
  • Reliable transportation and ability to complete assigned shifts
  • Ability to lift and manipulate 50 pounds
  • Ability to work from heights and ladders, including squatting, stooping, and kneeling while wearing a tool belt
  • Flexible schedule and ability to work non-standard shifts, overtime, and weekends as required
  • Ability to perform physically demanding tasks including lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying
  • Ability to work periodically or frequently in extreme outdoor environments, including heat, cold, wind, and rain
  • Valid California state driver's license and acceptable driving record
  • Willingness and ability to pass in-house forklift certification
  • Five years of journeyman-level or higher work experience
  • Specialized certifications in maintenance or repair
  • Experience as a mechanic or carpenter
  • Ability to troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and/or plumbing systems

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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