The posting
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 EHS team carries a profound responsibility to keep people and the environments where we operate safe while we build the future. We're not here to slow things down; we're here to enable safe speed. At this stage in Relativity’s trajectory, you'll have the rare opportunity to shape how EHS is embedded in every process and decision, from the factory floor to the launch pad. We have a voice at every level, and we use it to build a culture where EHS isn’t just about compliance, but rather a shared responsibility amongst all employees.
About the Role: This is a second shift role 2:00pm - 10:30pm (Initial training will be on the first shift)
EHS Specialists are the initiators for tasks and objectives related to larger projects and EHS strategy at Relativity’s locations. Specialists are strategic project managers, safety culture drivers, and EHS subject matter experts.
- Do regular safety observations and inspections across test stands, shops, storage areas and support facilities, and coach crews on safe work practices in real time
- Manage work permits and procedures. Write, review, issue and close out work permits (hot work, confined space entry, LOTO, working at heights) and check that permit conditions are met in the field. Partner with operations and engineering to write and update SOPs and JHAs, roll them out, and confirm crews follow them as written
- Lead incident and spill response. Drive incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Support spill containment, cleanup, waste handling and reporting with the team
- Build a positive safety culture. Give toolbox talks and EHS training to 2nd shift personnel, and support engineers, specialists and technicians across the site
- Keep clear documentation and handoffs. Track observations, permits and open items, maintain EHS records, and give clear shift handoffs to the 1st shift EHS team
About You
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety and/or Environmental Sciences (EPA, MDEQ)
- Minimum of 3 + years' experience working in the EHS field. Working knowledge of OSHA general industry regulations and EPA/MDEQ environmental requirements
- Hands-on experience writing and implementing JHAs and SOPs and conducting field inspections. Experience writing and managing work permits (hot work, confined space, LOTO, or similar)
- Experience with spill response, waste handling, and incident documentation and reporting. Comfortable delivering training and toolbox talks to frontline teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to work across departments
- Ability to work independently and make sound safety decisions on a shift with limited on-site EHS support
Nice to Have
- OSHA 30-hour (Relativity will provide this training after start date)
- HAZWOPER 40-hour
- Forklift and/or aerial lift operator certification
- Bilingual
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:
$74,000—$112,000 USD
We 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 [email protected].
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.
