Staff Product Manager, Software
Long Beach, NY - USA
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:
Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our decades of experience scaling world-class technology organizations like Google CEO Eric Schmidt is guiding Relativity into itsnext phase: advancing Terran R toward launch and building the foundation for long-term impact.
The Terrestrial Software team is building the foundation for an automated rocket factory and integrated launch platform. Their mission is to automate and streamline workflows across the entire lifecycle of Terran R from raw material intake to launch operations and eventually manufacturing on Mars. Today that means partnering directly with teams across design materials manufacturing and test and launch to design implement and deploy end-user enterprise-wide applications industrial automation data analytics infrastructure and next-generation AI to solve real problems and accelerate progress. Long term the team is laying the groundwork for a modular scalable software platform that can power highly autonomous operations on Earth and beyond. This is a team for builders and thinkers who thrive on cross-functional impact and want to shape the digital backbone of our future in space.
- Define product vision strategic roadmap and technical strategy for SoftwareApplicationsused across the company
- Balance deliverables between offtheshelf functionality and custom software features ensuring seamless integration and scalability
- Engage with users across the company includingManufacturing & Supply Chain Accounting & Finance Test & Launch to deeply understand operational challenges needs and priorities
- Work with Software Engineering teams to own align technical and product vision to build world-class products
- Translate user needs intokey insightsproduct requirements prioritize backlogs and establish success criteria
- Own endtoend delivery ofSoftware Applicationsfrom concept through requirements development testing implementation and postlaunch support
- Alignuser workflows regulatory needs data integrity and system performance
- Collaborate with engineering to integrate software systems across ERP MES PLM QMS
- Explore and track advancedtechnologies (IoT dashboards analytics Industry4.0 approaches) for future enhancements
- Define key performance indicators (e.g. OEE improvements downtime reduction traceability metrics user adoption rates)
- Establish feedback loops monitor product performance and iterate based on manufacturing and user insights
- Drive adoption across multiple sites or lines create documentation conduct training and champion change management efforts
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related Engineering field (Computer Software Electrical Aerospace).
- 8 years of product management experience preferably in manufacturing software or equivalent large user-scale applications
- 3 years of directsoftware development experienceincluding configuring enhancingandintegratingwith third party systems
- Proven ability to craft and execute product vision roadmap requirements user stories and releases
- Effective communication skills ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear plans for diverse audiences
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes production quality traceability OEE compliance
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:
$175000 - $241000 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.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
A rocket company at the core, Relativity Space is on a mission to become the next great commercial launch company.