Shipping Specialist II, First Shift

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Long Beach, CA, USA
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23-35 Annually
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Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
Building reusable rockets to empower science and exploration.
The Role
Manage inbound and outbound shipping, order fulfillment, freight coordination, export documentation, customs brokerage, and international shipments. Classify shipments using HTS codes and ECCNs, develop dangerous goods and trade compliance procedures, package shipments, operate forklifts, maintain shipping areas, and resolve questions with internal and external partners. The role requires physical material handling, inventory accuracy, and process improvement in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.
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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
Supply Chain at Relativity Space designs, implements, and optimizes the end-to-end supply chain networks required to manufacture, test, and launch Terran R, our next generation reusable launch vehicle. Within Supply Chain, the Materials Management team owns the physical and systematic movement of inventory, including shipping, receiving, logistics, inventory control, material handling, and production control. In this role, you will be responsible for inventory accuracy and efficient, timely material movement. You will become a subject matter expert on our enterprise systems (ERP, MES, and others) and work with internal customers across work centers including Avionics, Propulsion, Machine Shop, Tube Shop, Additive, and Structures and Integration.

About the Role
This is a first-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT. The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.

  • Manage order fulfillment and inbound and outbound shipping for small parcel, LTL, and freight forwarder shipments, coordinating with carriers and shipping companies.
  • Prepare shipping and export documentation, including bills of lading, shipping labels, commercial invoices, certificates of origin, and Shipper’s Letters of Instruction, and accurately classify shipments with HTS codes and ECCNs.
  • Coordinate international air, ocean, and ground shipments with freight forwarders and customs brokers.
  • Develop Dangerous Goods and Trade Compliance procedures, and build new shipping processes that keep pace with company growth, using strong problem solving and a process-oriented approach in a fast-changing environment.
  • Package and secure shipments safely, which involves standing for extended periods, operating a forklift, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
  • Communicate with internal customers and external partners to resolve shipping questions, and maintain the shipping area, including ordering equipment and supplies as needed.

About You

  • 2+ years of experience in a shipping, inventory, receiving inspection, or material handling role
  • 2+ years of forklift experience
  • Hands-on international shipping experience, including preparing export documentation and coordinating with freight forwarders and customs brokers
  • Experience classifying shipments using HTS codes and ECCN determination
  • Experience with shipping and warehousing software, Microsoft Office, and Atlassian tools

Nice to Haves (Not Required)

  • Hazmat shipping certification and working knowledge of 49 CFR (DOT), IATA, or IMDG regulations
  • Experience in the aerospace or launch services industry, including familiarity with flight hardware

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:
$23.38—$35.06 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

  • 2+ years of experience in shipping, inventory, receiving inspection, or material handling
  • 2+ years of forklift experience
  • Hands-on international shipping experience
  • Experience preparing export documentation and coordinating with freight forwarders and customs brokers
  • Experience classifying shipments using HTS codes and determining ECCNs
  • Experience with shipping and warehousing software
  • Experience with Microsoft Office
  • Experience with Atlassian tools
  • Hazmat shipping certification and working knowledge of 49 CFR, DOT, IATA, or IMDG regulations
  • Experience in the aerospace or launch services industry and familiarity with flight hardware

Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision, with company‑funded HSA contributions and mental‑health resources. Access to services like One Medical and strong core insurance are highlighted as standouts.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family-building support includes generous parental leave and a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and related needs. These programs are repeatedly highlighted as meaningful benefits.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes PTO, sick‑time accruals, 11 company holidays, and personal‑choice holidays. The overall allotment is often characterized as generous.

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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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