Production Coordinator II, Avionics Development

Relativity Space
Long Beach, CA

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in avionics hardware testing and managing procurement workflows.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on experience in aerospace material planning and procurement coordination
    — “Own and coordinate material procurement activities to support avionics development”
  • Individuals who thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments
    — “collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time”
  • Professionals with a background in inventory management and supply chain operations
    — “Manage material kitting operations, ensuring all required components are identified, organized, and prepared ahead of scheduled builds”

Things to consider

  • The role requires proactive problem-solving around material shortages and procurement risks
    — “Proactively identify material shortages, procurement risks, and potential schedule impacts”
  • Strong attention to detail is essential for maintaining accurate material records
    — “Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate material records”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to manage complex material workflows and coordinate with engineering teams
    — “Collaborate closely with engineering teams to review bills of materials (BOMs)”
  • Emphasize experience with tracking purchase orders and lead times for project alignment
    — “Track purchase requisitions, purchase orders, material lead times, and expected delivery dates”
  • Showcase your track record in resolving discrepancies in technical documentation
    — “identify material requirements, and resolve discrepancies”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • coordination of material procurement for avionics development
  • management of material kitting operations
  • resolution of discrepancies in bills of materials
Typical background
2+ years of experience in procurement or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Material ProcurementKitting OperationsProject ManagementCommunication

Preferred

Aerospace Industry ExperienceElectrical Components Knowledge

Stack & domain

Microsoft ExcelGoogle SheetsLeadershipCommunicationAvionicsSupply Chain Operations

About the role

Original posting from Relativity Space via Greenhouse

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 Avionics Development Technician team is responsible for testing avionics hardware and systems across the entire product lifecycle of Terran R: component-, subsystem-, and vehicle-level. As an Avionics Development Technician at Relativity Space, you will be responsible for building and testing hardware to print standards from start to finish. 

About the Role:

Own and coordinate material procurement activities to support avionics development, prototyping, and hardware builds

Manage material kitting operations, ensuring all required components are identified, organized, and prepared ahead of scheduled builds 

Collaborate closely with engineering teams to review bills of materials (BOMs), identify material requirements, and resolve discrepancies

Serve as the primary point of contact for all procurement, material availability, and kitting-related inquiries within the department

Track purchase requisitions, purchase orders, material lead times, and expected delivery dates to ensure alignment with project schedules

Proactively identify material shortages, procurement risks, and potential schedule impacts, communicating concerns to relevant stakeholders

About You:

2+ years of experience in procurement, material planning, inventory management, supply chain operations, or a related field

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, including formulas, data organization, filtering, and reporting

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines

Experience tracking material requirements, purchase orders, inventory levels, or procurement activities

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams

Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate material records

Ability to identify potential material shortages and proactively coordinate solutions

Nice to haves, but not required:

Experience working in aerospace, defense, electronics manufacturing, or hardware development environments

Familiarity with electrical components, connectors, wiring, cable assemblies, and related hardware

Experience reviewing engineering bills of materials (BOMs) and technical documentation

Experience using ERP, MRP, or inventory management systems

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—$35.07 USDWe 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 accommodations@relativityspace.com.

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.

Source: Relativity Space careers (Greenhouse)

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