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Overview

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The FSW Technician I role involves assisting in FSW operations and working closely with engineers and technicians to build the Terran R vehicle.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in FSW operations including running equipment and prepping welds.
  • Completing standard lift operations or assisting in critical lift operations.
  • Performing precision blending and deburring using power and hand tools.
  • Conducting in-process inspections using hand tools like micrometers and calipers.
  • Upholding high standards regarding safety and shop cleanliness.
  • Fostering an inclusive environment for all team members.

Requirements

  • Experience with material joining processes such as friction stir welding and arc welding.
  • Experience with metal fabrication techniques like forming and bending.
  • Proficient in the use of common hand tools and inspection tools.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office or team communication tools like Slack.

Benefits

  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This is a second-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. PT.
  • The role includes a 50-hour workweek with 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.
  • Employees receive a 10% shift differential.

Benefits

PTO
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How this job compares in Long Beach, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting comes in about 26% below the $43/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA, where the middle half runs $30–$54/hr across 26 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 35% 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 35 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 17 different employers. 1 of them was added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 418 other active welding openings from 206 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 10 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 (27), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16), and Honeywell Aerospace (15). 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 Santa Ana at $48/hr, Long Beach at $43/hr, and Los Angeles at $42/hr. Long Beach is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. FSW Technician I, Second Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.