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PBF Printer Technician I

Relativity Space

Long Beach, CAFull-time$23.38–35.06/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$23.38–35.06/hr
Location
Long Beach, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The PBF Printer Technician I operates and monitors powder bed fusion machines, prepares build platforms, loads metal powder, and executes build files under supervision. The role also includes equipment maintenance, production documentation, safety compliance, and collaboration with engineering and leadership to resolve technical issues. It is a first-shift position with a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

MetrologyAssemblyAttention to DetailPBF Machine OperationHand ToolsPower ToolsPneumatic ToolsDimensional MetrologyTechnical Document InterpretationRecordkeepingMechanical AptitudePowder Bed FusionAdditive ManufacturingMetal PowderMES SystemsManufacturoJira

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED1+ Years Manufacturing, Fabrication or Assembly Experience1+ Years Powder Bed Fusion Technician ExperienceAssociate Science in Advanced Manufacturing Technology or Equivalent

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Powder Bed Fusion manufacturing team develops, creates, and operates the most advanced additive manufacturing technologies in the world. This best-in-class team makes sure that the infrastructure, materials, tools, and equipment are in place for us to rapidly iterate and print. The Powder-Based manufacturing team was crucial to manufacturing Aeon-1 for first launch and now are developing and demonstrating groundbreaking technologies, design, and approaches for Aeon-R!

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.

About the Role:

  • Operate and monitor PBF machines following established procedures and work instructions

  • Prepare build platforms, load metal powder, and execute build files under supervision

  • Clean and maintain equipment and workspaces to ensure a safe and efficient environment

  • Document production data, quality checks, and machine performance in logs or digital systems

  • Follow all safety protocols, including handling of powder and operation of industrial equipment

  • Work collaboratively with Engineers and Leadership to resolve technical issues

About You:

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • 1+ Years Experience in Manufacturing, Fabrication or Assembly environment.

  • Proficient in hand, power, and pneumatic tools such as drills, calipers, dimensional metrology tools, etc.

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently produce high-quality parts

  • Ability to interpret technical documents and maintain accurate records.

  • Basic mechanical aptitude and comfort working with machines and tools

Nice to haves but not required:

  • 1+ years working as a Powder Bed Fusion Technician

  • 2 Year Associate Science in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (or equivalent)

  • Familiarity with additive manufacturing or metal powder is a plus

  • Experienced with MES systems like Manufacturo and Jira

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.

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.

Hiring Range: $23.38—$35.06 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,526 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23.38–35.06/hr
  • California median$26–38/hr174 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–28/hr744 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $29.22/hr, is 11% below the California median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing Technician hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 218 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in California and 1,526 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (843 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 747 of the 1,526 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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