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Overview

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to meet the growing demand for launch capacity. We are seeking a passionate and technically accomplished Staff Additive Welding Engineer to lead the transition of advanced additive manufacturing technologies into scalable, production-ready systems for components.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the industrialization of additive weld technologies for flight hardware.
  • Own the technical transition from development to production, establishing necessary process architecture and controls.
  • Define and implement data-driven process control strategies to ensure stable production processes.
  • Serve as a technical authority for additive welding and manufacturing, guiding teams through complex challenges.
  • Lead technology maturation and integration, driving evaluation and deployment of new technologies.
  • Establish scalable pathways from innovation to production, balancing various operational requirements.
  • Influence cross-functional engineering teams to align development priorities with product requirements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Welding Engineering.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Additive Manufacturing.
  • Proven experience with robotic welding systems and knowledge of industrial automation.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills focused on process efficiency.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Parental Leave
  • Annual Learning and Development Stipend

Benefits

PTO
Parental Leave
Annual Learning and Development Stipend
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $90/hr, this posting sits about 84% above the $49/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA — toward the top of a $34–$71/hr middle band drawn from 30 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Long Beach, CA

We're tracking 35 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 14 different employers. 13 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 580 other active welding openings from 284 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Long Beach, or widen the search to California.

Alumni Founders currently has 1 other opening live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $71/hr, Long Beach at $49/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. Long Beach is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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