Factory Test Technical Specialist I - 2nd Shift
- Level
- Junior
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Relativity Space's standard text
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.
About the Team:
The Factory Test team is responsible for all hazardous testing in our Long Beach facilities. We use our breadth of experience and collaborative engineering approach to support everything from very large structural tests to precise valve actuation. To that end, we design, build, and operate all test assets in Long Beach from initial concept to test execution. If you enjoy working on a multi-disciplinary team with a broad mandate and want to put hands on hardware, then this is the team for you.
This is a second-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. PT. The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week. In addition to base pay, employees receive a 10% shift differential.
About the Role:
- Design, build, and operate pressurized cryogenic/pneumatic/hydraulic systems to support cutting-edge rocket testing.
- Develop and manage advanced data control systems for real-time monitoring and analysis.
- Provide expert guidance to engineers on testing best practices, system capabilities, and operational limitations.
- Proactively identify and mitigate hazards to ensure a safe and efficient testing environment.
- Create, maintain, and refine test plans and procedures to drive consistent and reliable testing outcomes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve reliability issues, improving hardware performance and test effeciency
About You:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 3+ years of relevant technical experience, including (but not limited to):
- Experience working with pressureized flight components
- Operating hazardous equipment with multiple sources of energy
- Building Complex Fluid-Mechanical Systems
- Proficiency with Basic Office Software (Excel, Word, Outlook, Slack).
Nice to haves but not required:
- Associates Degree or Trade Certifications in pertinent disciplines: e.g., Aviation/Automotive Mechanic.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with test automation, data acquisition, and control systems.
- Knowledge of rocket engine components such as pumps, valves, regulators, check valves, as well as electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic valves, actuators, and other fluid system components.
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.
Hiring Range:
Relativity Space's standard text
$33.80—$50.70 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at accommodations@relativityspace.com.
Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Excel · Test Automation
Rare in Relativity Space's other 270 open postings.
55% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Relativity Space's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Relativity Space's other open jobs.
The team: Factory Test Operations HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 12 open in Factory Test Operations. 4 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in June: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Excel (4 of 12), Test Automation (4 of 12)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Factory Test Technician III - 1st Shift posted Oct 22
- Senior Factory Test Operations Engineer posted Oct 9
- Factory Test Technical Specialist I - 1st Shift posted Oct 9
- Factory Test Technical Specialist II posted Sep 28
- Factory Test Technician IV - 2nd Shift posted Sep 11
- Factory Test Technical Specialist II - 1st Shift posted Aug 17
- Factory Test Technician II - 1st Shift posted Jul 7
- Factory Test Technician II - 2nd Shift posted Jul 7
- Factory Test Technician III - 2nd Shift posted Apr 14
- Senior Data & Control Systems Engineer posted Jan 28
- Lead, Data & Control Systems Engineering posted Jun 11
From the team and dates on Relativity Space's own job board.
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