Staff Technical Program Manager, Tooling & Automation

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Long Beach, CA, USA
In-Office
152K-228K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
Building reusable rockets to empower science and exploration.
The Role
Lead strategic planning and execution for tooling and factory automation programs supporting rocket manufacturing. Develop organizational frameworks, productivity tools, physical resources, metrics, and scalable processes. Coordinate cross-functional teams, customers, scope, timelines, and communications while contributing to technical design and innovation. The role requires program management experience, complex-part manufacturing knowledge, and the ability to solve challenging technical problems across matrixed organizations.
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 Tooling and Factory Automation team sits at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and automation, making everything from large-scale structural fixtures to small tools that directly enable Terran R’s production. As a design group embedded within the manufacturing organization, we dig deep into the needs of our internal partners to understand root problems, propose solutions, and deliver hardware to help build faster, scale smarter, and work better. The team is also at the forefront of Relativity’s growing factory automation efforts, an increasingly critical part of scaling production of Terran R at existing and future facilities. You’ll have the autonomy to make decisions, field solutions, and see them in action on the factory floor. Ultimately, you’re not just delivering tools or automated processes; you’re defining how rockets and factories get built.

About the Role:

  • Collaborate with leadership to forge a strategic growth roadmap for the Tooling and Factory Automation org that propels company-wide objectives and partnerships
  • Create and facilitate team infrastructure in the form of frameworks, digital productivity tools, and physical resources
  • Coordinate people, scope, timelines, interactions and communications to achieve the highest standards of team effectiveness and service to customers
  • Contribute to innovation through direct engagement in design activities and definition of strategic technological initiatives
  • Establish and track metrics that define the team’s impact

About You:

  • Degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or related fields; mechanical, aerospace or electrical engineering degree preferred
  • 5+ years in program or project management role(s)
  • Experience managing multiple customers across matrix organizations and building sustainable processes
  • Experience in the manufacturing of complex parts and assemblies
  • Proven ability to solve challenging technical problems and develop robust, scalable solutions

Nice to haves but not required:  

  • •Experience in the development and integration of tooling and automated manufacturing equipment
  • High volume manufacturing 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:
$152,000$228,000 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

  • Degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in program or project management roles
  • Experience managing multiple customers across matrix organizations
  • Experience building sustainable processes
  • Experience in manufacturing complex parts and assemblies
  • Proven ability to solve challenging technical problems and develop robust, scalable solutions
  • Mechanical, aerospace, or electrical engineering degree
  • Experience developing and integrating tooling and automated manufacturing equipment
  • High-volume manufacturing experience

Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, company‑funded HSA contributions, mental‑health resources, and access to One Medical. Wellness supports such as an EAP, wellness stipend, and gym discounts are also highlighted.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental benefits are positioned as generous and are paired with a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family‑building needs. Partnership with Carrot Fertility and a return‑to‑work program further bolster this area.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity is included for full‑time employees alongside salary and a 401(k), with four‑year vesting commonly cited. This signals broad access to ownership as part of total rewards.

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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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