Staff Operations Engineer, Industrial Engineering
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Job Location:
Long Beach, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 155000 - 197000
Posted on:
02-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.
Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll 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 were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.
About the Team:
Our product is the factory and Factory Engineering ensures it performs today while designing what it becomes tomorrow designing instrumenting and continuously improving the systems that enable hardware to work at the core of supply chain & manufacturing planning and execution with end-to-end responsibility for how work moves through the factory from layout and material flow to scheduling ergonomics automation interfaces and the digital workflows that tie it all together. Our work blends operations and industrial engineering technical program management systems architecture and data visibility to ensure we always know how the factory is performing and how to make it better. We attack bottlenecks streamline business processes and build the operational intelligence needed to scale production rapidly and reliably.
About the Role:
- Identify analyze and drive improvements in safety quality productivity logistics and ergonomics using data simulations and Lean Six Sigma methods.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to design and implement operational standards capacity plans factory/warehouse layouts and material flow strategies.
- Develop and maintain operational metrics dashboards and audit tools to monitor and improve performance across manufacturing and distribution.
- Create standard operating procedures and workflow designs that enhance workforce efficiency while ensuring compliance with safety and ergonomic standards.
- Recommend and execute system and process enhancements including automation and data integrity improvements to support scalable operations.
About You:
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Operations Research Supply Chain or related field.
- 5 years of industrial engineering experience with strong expertise in capacity planning factory/warehouse optimization operations management and project leadership.
- Proficient in Lean Six Sigma and problem-solving methodologies (e.g. A3 8D root cause analysis).
- Skilled in data analysis using Excel SQL and visualization tools (e.g. Tableau or equivalent); familiarity with 2D/3D design tools and simulation software like FlexSim.
- Excellent communication leadership and change management skills with the ability to influence across business and technical teams.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems and advanced analytics (e.g. machine learning predictive modeling).
- Background in logistics distribution or high-complexity assembly-driven manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on experience designing and optimizing automated systems or data capture processes.
- Familiarity with MODAPTS MOST or other labor and time study strategies
- Strong ability to tackle ill-defined problems and deliver effective scalable solutions.
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:
$155000 - $197000 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 .
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- GM Vehicles
- Lean
- Industrial Engineering
- Value Stream Mapping
- Assembly Experience
- Warehouse Management System
- Autocad
- Kaizen
- Manufacturing
About Company
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company.
