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Relativity Space

Develops 3D-printed reusable rockets for launches

Avionics Material Planner

Production Planning & SchedulingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLong Beach, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of experience in material planning, demand planning, or production planning.
  • Direct experience planning avionics or high-reliability electronics hardware in the aerospace, defense, or space industry, such as EEE components, PCBAs, wire harnesses, or electromechanical box-level assemblies.
  • Experience supporting products from NPI or development into production, including planning against changing BOMs and managing engineering change impact across multiple builds.
  • Working knowledge of electronics supply chain dynamics, including component lead times and allocation, obsolescence, MOQs and reels, contract manufacturer kitting, and part substitutions or alternates.
  • Strong understanding of MRP inputs and how MRP functions within ERP systems such as Plex, Infor LN, SAP, or Oracle.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end material planning for avionics assemblies, from EEE components, connectors, bare boards, wire, and cable through PCBAs, wire harnesses, and box-level integration hardware.
  • Collaborate with Avionics Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Integration, Test, and Launch teams to derive material demand from multi-level BOMs and build schedules, influencing decisions across functions without direct authority.
  • Identify long-lead and high-risk items ahead of formal design release using preliminary BOMs and engineering input, and recommend risk buys, early material authorizations, and buffer strategies while making sound calls with incomplete data and clearly explaining tradeoffs.
  • Assess the material impact of engineering changes (ECOs and ECNs) and part revisions, including obsolescence, excess exposure, rework or scrap decisions, and effectivity across builds.
  • Manage material flow to contract manufacturers and harness suppliers, including consigned and turnkey kitting, shortage tracking, allocation of constrained components, and clear-to-build readiness, while running the build-by-build Material Readiness process under tight deadlines.
  • Develop avionics material forecasts and planning processes that inform Sourcing strategy, support the transition from NPI to production, and improve MRP automation and accuracy in the ERP platform.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with space-grade or high-reliability part requirements, such as lot and date code control, traceability, screening, and counterfeit prevention.
  • Experience with design release processes and PLM systems, and how they feed ERP.
  • Experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Tableau, or advanced Excel.

About the Company

Relativity Space

Develops 3D-printed reusable rockets for launches

Relativity Space designs and launches rockets that are largely built with 3D-printed parts. Its core product line includes the Terran R, a medium-to-heavy lift rocket designed to be reusable and capable of delivering payloads to LEO and GTO. The company works by using advanced additive manufacturing to print most rocket structures and components in-house, reducing parts, complexity, and production time, and then offers launch services to customers who want to put satellites or other payloads into space. Unlike many peers, Relativity Space relies on a predominantly 3D-printed, vertically integrated approach with its own proprietary designs and manufacturing processes, aiming to streamline production and cut costs. The goal is to make access to space cheaper and more reliable by building a scalable, in-house manufacturing platform and a reusable rocket fleet that can deploy payloads on demand.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$2.2B
Headquarters
Long Beach, CA
Founded
2016

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