Sr Operations Engineer at Relativity in Long Beach, California, United States

Job description

• At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
• Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
• Identify, analyze, and support improvements in safety, quality, productivity, logistics, and ergonomics using data analysis, simulations, and Lean Six Sigma methods
• Contribute to cross-functional teams to develop and implement operational standards, capacity plans, work center layouts, and material flow strategies
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, and audit tools to monitor performance across manufacturing and distribution areas
• Create standard operating procedures and workflow designs that enhance workforce efficiency while ensuring compliance with safety and ergonomic standards
• Execute approved system and process enhancements, including automation pilot projects and data integrity improvements, to support scalable operations

Responsibilities

• Identify, analyze, and support improvements in safety, quality, productivity, logistics, and ergonomics using data analysis, simulations, and Lean Six Sigma methods
• Contribute to cross-functional teams to develop and implement operational standards, capacity plans, work center layouts, and material flow strategies
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, and audit tools to monitor performance across manufacturing and distribution areas
• Create standard operating procedures and workflow designs that enhance workforce efficiency while ensuring compliance with safety and ergonomic standards
• Execute approved system and process enhancements, including automation pilot projects and data integrity improvements, to support scalable operations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain, or related field
• 5+ years of industrial engineering experience with developing expertise in capacity planning, work center optimization, and operations management; demonstrated ability to independently own defined projects
• Proficient in Lean, Six Sigma, and problem-solving methodologies (e.g., A3, 8D, root cause analysis)
• Skilled in data analysis using Excel and SQL; developing proficiency in visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI), 2D/3D design tools, and simulation software like FlexSim
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to work effectively across technical and operations teams
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems, advanced analytics (e.g., machine learning, predictive modeling), or designing automated systems and data capture processes
• Familiarity with green field site development, requirements gathering, or high-complexity assembly-driven manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with MODAPTS, MOST, or other labor/time study methodologies and proven ability to tackle ill-defined problems with scalable solutions

Skills

Required

• Lean
• Six Sigma
• data analysis using Excel and SQL
• visualization tools (e.g., PowerBI)
• 2D/3D design tools
• simulation software like FlexSim

Preferred

• MRP/ERP systems
• green field site development
• requirements gathering
• MODAPTS
• MOST
• labor/time study methodologies

Benefits

• At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
• Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
• $104,000 - $156,000 USD