Relativity Space
Senior Machinist
Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional machining experience operating and setting up CNC and/or manual machining equipment.
About the job
Manufactures precision rocket hardware using CNC and manual machining equipment, developing and verifying machining processes from engineering drawings through completed parts.
What you'll do
- Set up and operate CNC and manual machines; select tooling and workholding and establish machining parameters.
- Develop and prove out processes for new or modified parts, troubleshoot issues, and inspect components against engineering and quality requirements.
- Support equipment installation and commissioning, establish repeatable production processes, and mentor machinists and operators.
What they ask for
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, dimensions, tolerances, and manufacturing specifications.
- Perform machine setup, including tooling selection, workholding, offsets, speeds and feeds, and cutting-tool selection.
- Independently develop or prove out machining setups and processes; use precision measurement equipment and troubleshoot machining or equipment issues.
- Clear a U.S. government-administered background check for on-site work at the government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Nice to have
- CNC programming, G-code editing, or machining-process optimization.
- Experience with complex or tight-tolerance hardware, equipment commissioning, or technical mentorship.
Pay
$41.73 — $62.60 USD (base salary)
Tools
CNC, G-code
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