Asset Maintenance Technician II, Second Shift
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How this pay compares
This posting states $56.6k–$84.9k a year. Open technician jobs in California post a median of $73.9k a year, the middle half $61.6k–$83.2k, across 24 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post.
About the job
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: Our Asset Maintenance Team plays a crucial role in ensuring smooth operations and enhancing the longevity and efficiency of our assets.
Through dedicated maintenance and proactive strategies, we aim to minimize downtime and maximize productivity. We take pride in our problem-solving approach, technical expertise, and commitment to excellence. In this environment, teamwork drives innovation, professional development is supported, and each contribution is valued in shaping the future of manufacturing.
This is a second-shift position with a standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. PT. The role is structured around a 50-hour workweek, including 10 guaranteed overtime hours each week.
In addition to base pay, employees receive a 10% shift differential. ## About the Role - Perform troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance on a wide variety of machinery, including CNC machines, circumferential stir welders, EDM machines, ultrasonic tanks, and other advanced manufacturing equipment. - Utilize technical documentation, schematics, and hands-on troubleshooting skills to diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic system failures. - Support daily Asset Maintenance execution by helping coordinate technician workflow, prioritize tasks, and align work based on production needs, equipment availability, labor coverage, and urgency. - Serve as a hands-on Asset Maintenance Technician while also acting as a shift-level mentor, resource, and first point of contact for operational questions and workflow escalations. - Help maintain shift coverage, communicate daily priorities, and escalate blockers, safety concerns, equipment issues, or resource constraints to leadership as needed. - Collaborate with production teams to address equipment issues, reduce downtime, and implement solutions that improve operational efficiency. - Assist with the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of new equipment while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards. - Support the execution of preventive maintenance schedules and help ensure maintenance activities are completed accurately, consistently, and on time. - Track maintenance activity, equipment status, and recurring issues through appropriate systems, including CMMS or similar tracking tools. - Help identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, shift execution, troubleshooting consistency, equipment uptime, and overall team performance. - Provide informal coaching, real-time support, and day-to-day guidance to team members to help improve execution, consistency, and technical capability across the shift. - Support KPIs and operational metrics related to equipment uptime, response time, preventive maintenance completion, safety, and maintenance execution. ## About You - 2–3+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, equipment maintenance, or a related technical field, preferably within advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or high-volume production environments. - Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability, including experience with PLCs, motors, sensors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and machine control systems. - Experience supporting, maintaining, or repairing CNC machines, automation systems, or other complex manufacturing equipment. - Ability to work independently while also helping coordinate and support the work of others during shift execution. - Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly share priorities, escalate issues, and support cross-functional alignment with production and maintenance leadership. - Strong understanding of safety procedures, lockout/tagout, and manufacturing maintenance best practices. Nice to haves but not required: - Experience with advanced automation systems, robotics, or highly integrated manufacturing equipment. - Familiarity with CMMS software for maintenance tracking, work order management, and reporting. - Background in vibration analysis, thermal imaging, predictive maintenance, or reliability-centered maintenance. - Prior experience as a shift lead, team lead, senior technician, or informal technical mentor. - Experience supporting maintenance operations in aerospace, automotive, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
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 $27.20 - $40.80 USD
From Relativity Space's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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