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CNC Setup Machinist

CNC Setup Machinist

Relativity Space
locationLong Beach, CA, USA
PublishedPublished: 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