Apprentice Launch Pad Technician

Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States Aerospace Full-time Posted Oct 28, 2026
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About this role

Relativity Space is hiring a Apprentice Launch Pad Technician, full-time, on-site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States, in the Aerospace sector.

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 Launch team operates at the intersection of every major aspect of Terran R, from stages and payloads to ground systems, launch, landing, and refurbishment. The Cape is the only place where you see it all come together, offering a level of exposure and responsibility unmatched elsewhere in the program. This is where first flights happen, where history is built on top of history, and where the scale of what's underway is unlike anything in modern aerospace. The mission stays the same, but the work evolves with every milestone: from first launch to reuse, high-cadence operations, and beyond. If you're looking to define what's next in space launch and write a new playbook, not just repeat what’s already been done, this is where it happens.

About the Role:

  • Supporting the maintenance, organization, and inventory of consumable hardware

  • Assisting in maintaining organization and cleanliness across fabrication and operations work centers

  • Supporting facility upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Assisting experienced technicians with daily operational tasks

  • Supporting material handling and work preparation activities

About You:

  • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, holidays, and overnights as needed

  • Ability to follow written and verbal directions and work independently or as part of a team

  • Experience operating hand tools safely and effectively

Nice to haves but not required:

  • Previous experience as a technician, mechanic, carpenter, or in a similar hands-on technical role

Successful candidates must clear a background check administered by the US government to obtain clearance for on-site work at our government partner location in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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: $19.20 — $28.80 USD

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.

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Relativity Space

3D-printed rocket developer building Terran R reusable medium-lift launch vehicle. Long Beach, CA.

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