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Overview

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The Asset Maintenance Technician II role involves troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance on advanced manufacturing equipment, contributing to the efficiency and longevity of our assets.

Responsibilities

  • Perform troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance on a variety of machinery.
  • Utilize technical documentation and hands-on troubleshooting skills to diagnose system failures.
  • Support daily Asset Maintenance execution by coordinating technician workflow and prioritizing tasks.
  • Act as a hands-on technician and shift-level mentor for operational questions and workflow escalations.
  • Maintain shift coverage and communicate daily priorities to leadership.
  • Collaborate with production teams to address equipment issues and reduce downtime.
  • Assist with the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of new equipment.
  • Support the execution of preventive maintenance schedules and ensure timely completion.
  • Track maintenance activity and equipment status through appropriate systems.
  • Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes and overall team performance.
  • Provide coaching and real-time support to team members.

Requirements

  • 2–3+ years of experience in industrial maintenance or a related technical field.
  • Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability.
  • Experience with CNC machines, automation systems, or complex manufacturing equipment.
  • Strong communication skills for sharing priorities and escalating issues.
  • Ability to support team members through coaching and troubleshooting guidance.
  • Understanding of safety procedures and manufacturing maintenance best practices.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a first-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT.
  • The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting comes in about 37% below the $54/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA, where the middle half runs $35–$69/hr across 49 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 22% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Long Beach, CA

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 15 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 623 other active welding openings from 288 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.

Relativity Space currently has 19 other openings 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), Vast (22), and Relativity Space (19). 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 $54/hr, and Torrance at $43/hr. Long Beach is among them.

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