Tool Builder Specialist II

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Long Beach, CA, USA
In-Office
38-52 Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
Building reusable rockets to empower science and exploration.
The Role
Plan and coordinate tooling fabrication, ensuring efficient processes and collaboration with teams, while adhering to safety and quality standards.
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 designing tools or automated processes; you’re defining how rockets and factories get built.

About the Role: 

  • Plan, coordinate, and execute development fabrication work based off assembly and part drawings
  • Collaborate with partner teams when tooling projects need specialized resources
  • Ensure adherence to project schedules and provide updates to stakeholders.
  • Apply strong knowledge of machining and fabrication fundamentals to enable safe, efficient, and repeatable outcomes in a dynamic development environment
  • Proactively identify design risks, fabrication constraints, and process inefficiencies, using hands-on expertise and sound judgment to recommend design adjustments.
  • Perform all work in accordance with company policies, safety requirements, and quality standards 

About You: 

  • 5+ years of relevant experience fabricating tooling or maintaining equipment
  • Knowledge of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and understanding of technical drawings 
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes and machines (e.g., mills, lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending).

Nice to haves but not required:  

  • Knowledge of fixture design and stack-ups analysis  

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:
$38$52.25 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].


Skills Required

  • 5+ years of relevant experience fabricating tooling or maintaining equipment
  • Knowledge of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and understanding of technical drawings
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes and machines

Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength The company offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-funded HSA contributions, mental-health resources, and access to One Medical and an EAP. Wellness supports like a stipend and gym discounts reinforce the breadth of care.
  • Parental & Family Support Generous parental leave is paired with a $10,000 family-building stipend for fertility and adoption, with mentions of a Carrot Fertility partnership. This combination indicates meaningful support across different family needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth The stated policy includes 15 PTO days per year with separate sick-time accruals, 11 company holidays, and 2 personal-choice holidays. This structure provides multiple avenues for planned and unplanned time away.

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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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