Technical Program Manager, Relativity Space

Technology Development

$110-140k

Plus equity

JIRA
Smartsheet
Mid and Senior level
Los Angeles

Office located in Long Beach, CA

Relativity Space

Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets

Open for applications

Relativity Space

Aerospace manufacturer of 3D printed rockets

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAerospace

Open for applications

$110-140k

Plus equity

JIRA
Smartsheet
Mid and Senior level
Los Angeles

Office located in Long Beach, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceManufacturingDeep TechAerospace

Company mission

To upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelors degree in relevant STEM field (Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics)
  • 3+ years experience in managing technical hardware projects with internal and external facing customers
  • Program management experience working on or leading fast-paced, collaborative teams including managing project dashboards, scoping, structuring, creating, and reviewing deliverables
  • Exposure to metallic materials selection criteria, and experience in evaluating candidate materials for challenging applications
  • Familiarity with metallurgical non-destructive evaluation, testing and characterization methods including design of experiments and robust understanding of statistical methods
  • Experience with MES, ERP systems and working in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing related to engineering drawing interpretation and review
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills including technical writing strengths
  • Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Smartsheet, JIRA)
  • US citizen, born or naturalized, as this is a prerequisite for a security clearance

Desirable

  • Masters or Doctorate degree in relevant STEM field (Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics)
  • 3+ years experience development welding or additive manufacturing processes
  • Proficiency in metallurgy, material science, non-destructive evaluation methods
  • Engineering experience in an Aerospace, Energy, or Maritime Industry
  • This position may require a DoD security clearance at the SECRET level. Preferred candidates have either of the following: (1) an active security clearance, with an investigation completed less than 5 years ago, or (2) the ability to obtain a security clearance within a reasonable time, as determined by the Company. You do not need a security clearance to start this position

What the job involves

  • The additive technology team leads research and development of Relativity’s Stargate 3D-printing platform and factory operating system to produce large-scale metal structures for the industrial base
  • The team works with robotics engineers, data scientists, systems engineers, and welders to advance Relativity’s innovative tech stack, which leverages autonomy, advanced simulation, machine learning, and robotics
  • Working at the intersection of hardware and software, the team is creating a unified platform that can perform additive manufacturing, in-situ monitoring, NDE, and subtraction capabilities in a single print cell
  • Progressing in parallel to Terran R development, Relativity’s breakthroughs in large-scale additive manufacturing have the potential to revolutionize the defense industrial base
  • Project Planning: Develop and maintain detailed project plans including scope, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation. Ensure all projects are aligned with program requirements and execute required milestones through program completion. Support proposal process as needed
  • Project Execution: Through demonstrated project management skills, you will bridge the gap between customer programs, weld engineering, materials and process engineering, production, post-processing, and supply chain functions to coordinate initiatives, define and verify requirements, and push progress across an array of technical challenges spanning development, prototyping, and production efforts. Your primary role is to organize, make work clear through requirements and schedules, identify need strategic decisions on path forward, and coordinate all project activities needed for successful completion
  • Stakeholder management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and satisfaction with project progress
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Lead and motivate cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and high performance
  • Requirements Management: Establish, translate, trace, and verify requirements in accordance with internal and external program needs
  • Compliance: Ensure all projects adhere to regulations, guidelines, security requirements. Implement necessary compliance measures
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues related programs and contracts, and work proactively to mitigate them
  • Resource Allocation: Manage and optimize project resources, including personnel, equipment, and budgets to meet project objectives and contractual obligations

Our take

Relativity Space has set out to build humanity’s multiplanetary future with its innovative 3D printed rockets. The company is at the forefront of software-defined manufacturing, combining 3D printing, AI, and autonomous robotics to create the “factory of the future.” By utilizing 3D printing, Relativity has simplified its supply chain, building rockets in less than 60 days that require 100x fewer parts.

The company has completed its flagship Terran 1 rocket and has begun its initial round of test flights. While the first launches technically failed, as the rocket failed to reach orbit, the attempt is still classified as a resounding success as the rocket managed the highest stress state inflicted on the rocket, Max-Q. The company is set to test the Terran 1 rocket again, before moving on to its Terran R rocket. While the company faces competition against SpaceX, Relativity Space’s cheaper and accelerated building process is well set to be a fierce competitor.

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Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Nov 2023

$20m

SERIES F

Jun 2021

$650m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.4bn

Company benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Additional stipend for employee wellness
  • 401(k)
  • Equity
  • 11 company holidays & generous PTO
  • Monthly lunches, game nights, holiday celebrations, and offsite events
  • Generous parental leave and provide a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building benefits
  • $2,000 annual learning stipend
  • Constant training opportunities, company Lunch and Learns, and access to industry conferences

Company values

  • AUDACITY - Challenge convention in pursuit of an expansive future
  • RELENTLESSNESS - Focus on achieving intentionally meaningful results
  • WONDER - Approach the world with awe and a deep desire to create
  • HUMANITY - Expand possibilities for the human experience in this world – and beyond

Company HQ

Long Beach, CA

Leadership

Tim Ellis

(Co-Founder & CEO)

They are part of the National Space Council Users Advisory Group for The White House. Held a variety of positions at BLUE ORIGIN before Relativity Space was accepted into the YC W16 batch.

Jordan Noone

(Co-Founder)

Former CTO of the company. Co-founder and current Executive Chairman at KittyCAD, and Co-Founder & General Partner at Embedded Ventures.

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