Manufacturing Engineer II, Stage Machining & Forming

The role

This person will own operations on large 3-axis mills, 5-axis mills, and VTL. They will create work instructions, support the shop floor with issue resolution, and provide Design for Manufacturing feedback.

What you will do

• Share ownership of operations on 2 large 3-axis mills, 2 large 5-axis mills and VTL
• Introduce new products to machines and improve current high-volume work
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, reliability, production teams and external vendors
• Create work instructions, specifications, and best practices
• Standardize processes across the manufacturing team
• Establish new machining work centers by championing tooling and process definition
• Support the shop floor through live issue resolution
• Provide Design for Manufacturing feedback to structures teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 2+ years progressive and related experience
• 3D & 2D design/drafting skills per ASME Y14.5M
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Direct experience with CNC milling and turning operations across multiple materials
• Understanding of machine programming (G-code) and machine set-up
• Strong engineering fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, process improvement/factory design, fastening and joining, machining

Nice to have

• Extensive experience with CNC milling, turning, and drilling operations across multiple materials
• Aluminum experience and large parts >6’
• Extensive experience with designing work holding for complicated machining operations
• New product introduction of an aerospace hardware system into a manufacturing, test, and production system with proven success
• Experience in managing projects in a fast-paced environment
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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.