Relativity Space
Additive Manufacturing Engineer II, PBF
About this role
Relativity Space seeks an Additive Manufacturing Engineer II to lead powder bed fusion (PBF) production and development for rocket engine hardware. You'll own build planning, process optimization, and nonconformance investigations while collaborating across design, quality, and manufacturing teams to scale flight hardware production for the Terran R vehicle.
What you'll do
- Own build preparation, print programming, manufacturing planning, and technical execution for assigned PBF hardware
- Develop and maintain PBF process documentation, build standards, work instructions, and verification plans
- Lead nonconformance investigations including root-cause analysis, risk assessment, and corrective action recommendations
- Partner with design and materials engineering on printability feedback, DfAM improvements, and process changes
- Identify trends in production and quality data to drive preventive actions and process improvements
- Mentor team members and represent PBF engineering in technical reviews and cross-functional meetings
What they're looking for
- Powder bed fusion (PBF) or metal additive manufacturing expertise
- Print parameter development and optimization
- Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM)
- Process documentation and quality control
- Root-cause analysis and problem-solving
- Cross-functional collaboration and communication
- Data analysis and trend identification
- Knowledge of aerospace or flight-critical hardware manufacturing
Benefits
- Impact on next-generation rocket propulsion systems
- Autonomy and ownership in scaling production
- Collaborative, innovative team environment
- Opportunity to mentor and lead engineering initiatives
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Relativity Space
Relativity Space develops the Terran R reusable rocket and is hiring engineers to design, manufacture, and launch it. The company seeks Manufacturing Engineers, Launch Integration Engineers, Vehicle Structures Engineers, and Avionics Hardware Engineers to work on critical flight systems, production processes, and launch operations at Cape Canaveral.
- Website
- relativityspace.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with powder bed fusion process development—what parameters have you optimized and how did you verify those changes?
- Describe a nonconformance or manufacturing issue you investigated: what was your root-cause analysis approach and how did you prevent recurrence?