Relativity Space
Staff Technical Program Manager (Hardware)
$152K–$228K
Long Beach, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years leading a complex program; may be in program management or a technical role leading a large, complex technical hardware program.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads cross-functional execution of Terran R vehicle programs from early design through flight, managing schedules, risks, resources, and stakeholder alignment.
What you'll do
- Translate business objectives into execution plans, schedules, and risk mitigations; coordinate resources and communicate trade-offs.
- Integrate workstream schedules into the Integrated Master Schedule and coordinate development-lifecycle handoffs across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, test, and launch.
- Develop lightweight program processes, tools, metrics, and reporting to improve execution and predictability.
What they ask for
- 7+ years leading a complex program, in program management or a technical role leading a large, complex technical hardware program.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or a related field.
- Demonstrated success supporting cross-functional hardware teams from concept through delivery in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments.
- Strong technical and non-technical communication, systems thinking, and ability to develop processes and tools from scratch.
Nice to have
- Experience spanning software and operations.
- Hands-on experience with launch vehicles, propulsion systems, or aerospace hardware; PMP, MBA, or relevant master's degree also welcomed.
Pay
$152,000—$228,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
AI focus
Coordinate development work incorporating new capabilities leveraging automation and AI, when available.
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