Senior Laser Specialist - Test & Launch

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Cape Canaveral, FL
In-Office
57-69 Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
The Role
The Senior Laser Specialist performs dimensional inspections using laser trackers, supports tooling installation, and collaborates across teams on large-scale aerospace assemblies.
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 Launch team operates at the intersection of every major aspect of Terran R, from stages and payloads to ground systems, launch, landing, and refurbishment. The Cape is the only place where you see it all come together, offering a level of exposure and responsibility unmatched elsewhere in the program. This is where first flights happen, where history is built on top of history, and where the scale of what's underway is unlike anything in modern aerospace. The mission stays the same, but the work evolves with every milestone: from first launch to reuse, high-cadence operations, and beyond. If you're looking to define what's next in space launch and write a new playbook, not just repeat what’s already been done, this is where it happens.

About the Role:

  • Perform dimensional inspections and precision tooling builds using Verisurf and laser trackers (Leica, Faro, or API) for large-scale launch and ground support assemblies.
  • Support installation, alignment, and calibration of complex tools and systems (such as rail systems, launch pad infrastructure, and integration tooling).
  • Conduct best-fit alignments, datum re-establishment, and profile analyses to verify engineering design intent and structural integrity.
  • Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to support build strategies, tolerance studies, inspection sequencing, and issue resolution.
  • Execute precision drilling, dowelling, epoxy pours, and leveling for anchoring, fixture setup, and heavy tooling integration while maintaining adherence to safety procedures.
  • Prepare detailed dimensional reports and maintain compliance with company and regulatory safety standards in a production environment.

About You:

  • 7+ years of experience with laser trackers, toolmaking, aerospace assembly, or large-scale metrology operations, and 5+ years using Verisurf X.
  • Proficiency in GD&T interpretation, engineering drawings/models, and model-based inspection workflows for large-format assemblies.
  • Experience with setup, calibration, and troubleshooting of metrology equipment and familiarity with manufacturing and assembly integration processes.
  • Experience in fixture installation, leveling, and alignment of complex tooling and structural components.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving abilities, with a collaborative approach to working in cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to travel up to 20% annually to support site deployment, installation, and field alignment operations.

Nice to haves but not required:

  • Experience supporting field-based alignment work.
  • Proficiency with CAD/CAM or Mastercam for data analysis and manufacturing support.
  • OSHA/MSHA certifications and familiarity with safety procedures for rigging and heavy equipment operations.
  • Experience mentoring or training technicians in metrology, Verisurf workflows, and large-scale alignment principles.

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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:
$57$69.85 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].


Top Skills

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Cad/Cam
Faro
Laser Trackers (Leica
Mastercam
Verisurf
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The Company
HQ: Long Beach, CA
1,800 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.

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.

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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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HQLong Beach, CA
Cape Canaveral, FL
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