
CNC Setup Machinist
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Relativity Space
Long Beach, CA, USA
4/30/2025
Full Time
3 - 5 years of experience
Opportunity
Your journey with us will be more than a job - it's an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace and additive manufacturing. The Engine Manufacturing team builds Terran-R by driving innovation, improving cost, quality, and lead time, and delivering flight-ready hardware. After developing Aeon-R engines, we’re now producing flight engines for Terran-R’s first launch to orbit.
About the Role:
- Setup CNC Machinery including Multi-Axis Milling, Lathe, and Mill-Turn Turning centers
- Operate CNC mills or lathes and ensure the production schedule is satisfied
- Select and monitor tooling and fixturing to ensure all hardware is conforming when leaving the shop
- Exercise a mindset of continued learning as you develop new skills towards programming and machining
- 1st Shift (M-F 7:30 am - 3:30 pm) 2nd shift role (M-F - 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm)
- Overtime available before/after shift and weekends
About You:
- 2+ years of experience setting up and operating CNC mills or lathes in a production environment
- Experience working with manufacturing engineers in R&D or production settings
- Understanding of GD&T and how to interpret engineering drawings
- Experience operating multi-axis CNC machines
Nice to haves but not required:
- Experience with programming CNC machines
- DMG Mori/CELOS experience is a plus
Why Relativity Space?
- 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.
Pay - $25 - $38/hr
- 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 including current machinist level.
Fields of study
- CNC
Years of experience
- 3 - 5 years of experience
CNC Controls Experience
- Fanuc