Relativity Space

Additive Manufacturing Engineer Interview Experience

August 1, 2022

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The standard for Relativity seems to be to put you through as many rounds as possible, meeting almost everybody that you might have contact with. Phone screen, technical interview, another technical interview, a several-hour panel interview, interviews with several members after the panel interview, then interview with a senior leader.

If the people in this company can't tell if they want to hire somebody after even half this many rounds, then maybe they should reevaluate their recruiting process. Ridiculous.

Questions

What do you know about Relativity?

What do you know about additive?

They also ask some mind trick-type questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Relativity Space Additive Manufacturing Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Relativity Space's interview process for their Additive Manufacturing Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%

Neutral0%

Negative67%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Relativity Space's Additive Manufacturing Engineer interview process in United States.

Relativity Space Work Experiences

Good People, Good Humor, Serious Intent

Lead Data & Control Systems Engineer • Current Employee

Stennis Space Center, MS

November 22, 2023

Pros: Relativity Space was and still is an amazing adventure. Worked with and was mentored by some of the best engineers and technicians in the industry. The Stennis Team moves fast and makes what seems impossible, possible. If you are looking for a radical punk rock experience with little red tape, this is the place. You will be given incredible responsibility and be literally pushing the company forward each and every day. This environment encourages one to either grow or die, but you are not alone with plenty of resources and support for help. Individual achievements are celebrated, but the team's overall success is what it is about. The Stennis team pushes extremely hard to meet company objectives and site objectives. So much so, we bite off a lot more than we can chew, meaning every single person at Stennis needs to be highly efficient. This can be a lot coming in as a new hire, but you will be better for it. Our hiring and recruiting is slow, but our talent is top tier, speaking for Stennis of course. The sauce is strong here.

Cons: Working long days and weekends will be your life, but you will also be testing rocket engines, so that is not really a con, just a way of life.

Good People, Good Humor, Serious Intent

Lead Data & Control Systems Engineer • Current Employee

Stennis Space Center, MS

November 22, 2023

Pros: Relativity Space was and still is an amazing adventure. Worked with and was mentored by some of the best engineers and technicians in the industry. The Stennis Team moves fast and makes what seems impossible, possible. If you are looking for a radical punk rock experience with little red tape, this is the place. You will be given incredible responsibility and be literally pushing the company forward each and every day. This environment encourages one to either grow or die, but you are not alone with plenty of resources and support for help. Individual achievements are celebrated, but the team's overall success is what it is about. The Stennis team pushes extremely hard to meet company objectives and site objectives. So much so, we bite off a lot more than we can chew, meaning every single person at Stennis needs to be highly efficient. This can be a lot coming in as a new hire, but you will be better for it. Our hiring and recruiting is slow, but our talent is top tier, speaking for Stennis of course. The sauce is strong here.

Cons: Working long days and weekends will be your life, but you will also be testing rocket engines, so that is not really a con, just a way of life.

all show, no go

Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee

November 11, 2020

Pros: It is a revolutionary technology if it can actually work.

Cons: Lots and lots of Elon wannabes at this sweatshop. Self-anointed revolutionaries of the space industry who so far have proven bad company culture mixed with specious technology that can't pass basic muster for space worthiness. There's a reason people are leaving after finding out what really goes on at the lab. And they're inflating the reviews with 5 stars at that other website and taking down everything on Google...

all show, no go

Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee

November 11, 2020

Pros: It is a revolutionary technology if it can actually work.

Cons: Lots and lots of Elon wannabes at this sweatshop. Self-anointed revolutionaries of the space industry who so far have proven bad company culture mixed with specious technology that can't pass basic muster for space worthiness. There's a reason people are leaving after finding out what really goes on at the lab. And they're inflating the reviews with 5 stars at that other website and taking down everything on Google...

Gutted employee perks on top of already poor benefits

Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: The few pros that they had have just been gutted, so... There's fancy techno music in the lobby, so you know you work for a cool company /s

Cons: Almost no retirement. Instead of matching, you get $500/year. This was kind of ok given other perks except they just announced that they're dropping the annual learning stipend from $2000 to $500 and the well-being subsidy has been cut in half. I never thought I'd want more project manager involvement, but with the complete lack of organization of work and projects, working here has made me miss things like daily stand-ups and project updates. Everything exists in silos, and everybody wants THEIR projects prioritized without regard to the others. I honestly can't tell if these are growing pains as the company grows and moves away from a start-up culture or if there's just a fundamental lack of concern with properly managing everything. Clearly they'd rather cut costs by taking things away from individual employees rather than question the fact that the way everything is managed is not at all streamlined and causes redundant work.

Gutted employee perks on top of already poor benefits

Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: The few pros that they had have just been gutted, so... There's fancy techno music in the lobby, so you know you work for a cool company /s

Cons: Almost no retirement. Instead of matching, you get $500/year. This was kind of ok given other perks except they just announced that they're dropping the annual learning stipend from $2000 to $500 and the well-being subsidy has been cut in half. I never thought I'd want more project manager involvement, but with the complete lack of organization of work and projects, working here has made me miss things like daily stand-ups and project updates. Everything exists in silos, and everybody wants THEIR projects prioritized without regard to the others. I honestly can't tell if these are growing pains as the company grows and moves away from a start-up culture or if there's just a fundamental lack of concern with properly managing everything. Clearly they'd rather cut costs by taking things away from individual employees rather than question the fact that the way everything is managed is not at all streamlined and causes redundant work.

Good People, Good Humor, Serious Intent

Lead Data & Control Systems Engineer • Current Employee

Stennis Space Center, MS

November 22, 2023

Pros: Relativity Space was and still is an amazing adventure. Worked with and was mentored by some of the best engineers and technicians in the industry. The Stennis Team moves fast and makes what seems impossible, possible. If you are looking for a radical punk rock experience with little red tape, this is the place. You will be given incredible responsibility and be literally pushing the company forward each and every day. This environment encourages one to either grow or die, but you are not alone with plenty of resources and support for help. Individual achievements are celebrated, but the team's overall success is what it is about. The Stennis team pushes extremely hard to meet company objectives and site objectives. So much so, we bite off a lot more than we can chew, meaning every single person at Stennis needs to be highly efficient. This can be a lot coming in as a new hire, but you will be better for it. Our hiring and recruiting is slow, but our talent is top tier, speaking for Stennis of course. The sauce is strong here.

Cons: Working long days and weekends will be your life, but you will also be testing rocket engines, so that is not really a con, just a way of life.

5.0
Good People, Good Humor, Serious Intent
Lead Data & Control Systems Engineer • Current Employee
Stennis Space Center, MS
November 22, 2023
Pros: Relativity Space was and still is an amazing adventure. Worked with and was mentored by some of the best engineers and technicians in the industry. The Stennis Team moves fast and makes what seems impossible, possible. If you are looking for a radical punk rock experience with little red tape, this is the place. You will be given incredible responsibility and be literally pushing the company forward each and every day. This environment encourages one to either grow or die, but you are not alone with plenty of resources and support for help. Individual achievements are celebrated, but the team's overall success is what it is about. The Stennis team pushes extremely hard to meet company objectives and site objectives. So much so, we bite off a lot more than we can chew, meaning every single person at Stennis needs to be highly efficient. This can be a lot coming in as a new hire, but you will be better for it. Our hiring and recruiting is slow, but our talent is top tier, speaking for Stennis of course. The sauce is strong here.
Cons: Working long days and weekends will be your life, but you will also be testing rocket engines, so that is not really a con, just a way of life.

all show, no go

Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee

November 11, 2020

Pros: It is a revolutionary technology if it can actually work.

Cons: Lots and lots of Elon wannabes at this sweatshop. Self-anointed revolutionaries of the space industry who so far have proven bad company culture mixed with specious technology that can't pass basic muster for space worthiness. There's a reason people are leaving after finding out what really goes on at the lab. And they're inflating the reviews with 5 stars at that other website and taking down everything on Google...

2.0
all show, no go
Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee
Long Beach, CA
November 11, 2020
Pros: It is a revolutionary technology if it can actually work.
Cons: Lots and lots of Elon wannabes at this sweatshop. Self-anointed revolutionaries of the space industry who so far have proven bad company culture mixed with specious technology that can't pass basic muster for space worthiness. There's a reason people are leaving after finding out what really goes on at the lab. And they're inflating the reviews with 5 stars at that other website and taking down everything on Google...

Gutted employee perks on top of already poor benefits

Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: The few pros that they had have just been gutted, so... There's fancy techno music in the lobby, so you know you work for a cool company /s

Cons: Almost no retirement. Instead of matching, you get $500/year. This was kind of ok given other perks except they just announced that they're dropping the annual learning stipend from $2000 to $500 and the well-being subsidy has been cut in half. I never thought I'd want more project manager involvement, but with the complete lack of organization of work and projects, working here has made me miss things like daily stand-ups and project updates. Everything exists in silos, and everybody wants THEIR projects prioritized without regard to the others. I honestly can't tell if these are growing pains as the company grows and moves away from a start-up culture or if there's just a fundamental lack of concern with properly managing everything. Clearly they'd rather cut costs by taking things away from individual employees rather than question the fact that the way everything is managed is not at all streamlined and causes redundant work.

1.0
Gutted employee perks on top of already poor benefits
Engineer • Current Employee
April 4, 2023
Pros: The few pros that they had have just been gutted, so... There's fancy techno music in the lobby, so you know you work for a cool company /s
Cons: Almost no retirement. Instead of matching, you get $500/year. This was kind of ok given other perks except they just announced that they're dropping the annual learning stipend from $2000 to $500 and the well-being subsidy has been cut in half. I never thought I'd want more project manager involvement, but with the complete lack of organization of work and projects, working here has made me miss things like daily stand-ups and project updates. Everything exists in silos, and everybody wants THEIR projects prioritized without regard to the others. I honestly can't tell if these are growing pains as the company grows and moves away from a start-up culture or if there's just a fundamental lack of concern with properly managing everything. Clearly they'd rather cut costs by taking things away from individual employees rather than question the fact that the way everything is managed is not at all streamlined and causes redundant work.

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