Additive Manufacturing Engineer II, PBF

The role

This person will own build preparation, print programming strategy, and technical execution for assigned PBF hardware. They will provide feedback to design teams on printability and develop controlled process documentation.

What you will do

• Own build preparation, print programming strategy, manufacturing planning, and technical execution
• Provide feedback to design team on printability, DfAM improvements, and manufacturability
• Develop and maintain controlled PBF process documentation and work instructions
• Partner with materials engineering to understand qualification requirements
• Lead nonconformance investigations including root-cause hypotheses and corrective actions
• Identify recurring NCs and implement preventive actions
• Coordinate with various teams to remove blockers and protect hardware delivery
• Evaluate process changes involving parameters, scan strategy, and machine configuration
• Use production and quality data to identify trends
• Create dashboards, checklists, templates, or standard work

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• 2+ years in metal additive manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, aerospace hardware, materials/process engineering, or related fields (full time industry experience)
• Working knowledge of LPBF process variables, build preparation, support strategy, inspection, heat treatment, nonconformance processes, and configuration control
• Proficiency with LPBF additive manufacturing of metallic materials and understanding of DfAM fundamentals
• Hands-on experience with work orders, work instruction creation, and non-conformance resolution
• Comfort working with production data, quality records, engineering drawings, specifications, and ambiguous technical constraints

Nice to have

• Experience with AM tools such as EOSprint, Magics, 3dxpert, Flow, and CAD tools such as Siemens NX (preferred) or Solidworks
• Experience owning additive manufacturing products through the AM lifecycle
• Experience with metal powder handling, tensile testing, metallography, CT/inspection data analysis, or aerospace qualification programs
• Experience writing or revising process specifications, qualification plans, acceptance criteria, change-control packages, or AS9100-aligned documentation
• Experience using Jira, MES/ERP systems, Power BI, Tableau, Python, Minitab, or other tools

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy
• Parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend

About the company

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. They are developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.