Senior Weld Technician

The role

The Senior Weld Technician will set up and run laser and manual GTAW welds on Terran R development and flight hardware. This role involves part preparation, inspection, and programming robot paths within the Materials and NDE team.

What you will do

• Set up and run laser and manual GTAW welds on Terran R development and flight hardware
• Fit up, fixture, tack, prep and clean parts
• Inspect parts with micrometers, calipers and torque wrenches
• Program and touch up robot paths
• Align laser optics and maintain weld cells
• Run test welds with Weld Engineers to develop parameters
• Troubleshoot equipment and weld defects
• Record weld data in travelers
• Follow laser safety rules and Relativity Space standards
• Help keep the team inclusive

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on laser or GTAW welding experience (manual, semi-automated or automated)
• Familiar with welding and fabrication of common aerospace alloys such as aluminum, stainless steel and nickel alloys
• Can read blueprints and GD&T callouts
• Can inspect parts and assemblies at every assembly level
• Able to lift 25 lbs
• Able to work in confined spaces

Nice to have

• KUKA or FANUC cobot experience
• Current or past welding experience to AWS D17.1 or an equivalent aerospace standard
• Working knowledge of NDE methods and acceptance criteria, such as visual, penetrant and radiographic inspection
• Experience bringing new weld equipment, tooling or processes onto the shop floor
• Self-starter who communicates clearly, adapts quickly and works well on their own in a fast-paced environment

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. The company is developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.