Relativity Space

Tool Engineer Interview Experience - Long Beach, California

May 1, 2024

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Typical interview process via Microsoft Teams. They asked standard questions to understand technical and behavioral fit with the company. It included two interviews: the first with the department lead and the second with the team lead.

Questions

Do you have any experience with drill fixtures?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Relativity Space Tool Engineer role in Long Beach, California.

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Pass Rate

Relativity Space's interview process for their Tool Engineer roles in Long Beach, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Relativity Space Work Experiences

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.

Challenging work with a great culture, but overwhelming load

Automation Engineer I • Current Employee

September 27, 2026

Pros: Good company that is very challenging and has a great culture.

Cons: Workload can be overwhelming. Some other employees are hard to reach during travel.

Challenging work with a great culture, but overwhelming load

Automation Engineer I • Current Employee

September 27, 2026

Pros: Good company that is very challenging and has a great culture.

Cons: Workload can be overwhelming. Some other employees are hard to reach during travel.

Relativity is picking up some serious momentum!

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

August 18, 2023

Pros: The company is really picking up momentum in the Terran R program. After a "successful" first launch, there was some churn in the company with a somewhat uncertain future. New leadership emerged, some ineffective leaders are gone, and the company is turning a corner. The leadership has taken active steps over the first half of this year, from addressing engineering staffing, to ensuring we are all on the same page about establishing a productive work culture. The company is united in one direction, and lessons learned from the Terran 1 program are being applied to the new program. I have been at the company for years, and I am more confident in the future of the company than ever before.

Cons: It's clear some individuals and some teams are underperforming against expectations. This can have a negative effect on motivation to be a high performer. The company could be more proactive in addressing this.

Relativity is picking up some serious momentum!

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

August 18, 2023

Pros: The company is really picking up momentum in the Terran R program. After a "successful" first launch, there was some churn in the company with a somewhat uncertain future. New leadership emerged, some ineffective leaders are gone, and the company is turning a corner. The leadership has taken active steps over the first half of this year, from addressing engineering staffing, to ensuring we are all on the same page about establishing a productive work culture. The company is united in one direction, and lessons learned from the Terran 1 program are being applied to the new program. I have been at the company for years, and I am more confident in the future of the company than ever before.

Cons: It's clear some individuals and some teams are underperforming against expectations. This can have a negative effect on motivation to be a high performer. The company could be more proactive in addressing this.

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.

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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.

Challenging work with a great culture, but overwhelming load

Automation Engineer I • Current Employee

September 27, 2026

Pros: Good company that is very challenging and has a great culture.

Cons: Workload can be overwhelming. Some other employees are hard to reach during travel.

4.0
Challenging work with a great culture, but overwhelming load
Automation Engineer I • Current Employee
Long Beach, CA
September 27, 2026
Pros: Good company that is very challenging and has a great culture.
Cons: Workload can be overwhelming. Some other employees are hard to reach during travel.

Relativity is picking up some serious momentum!

Engineering Manager • Current Employee

August 18, 2023

Pros: The company is really picking up momentum in the Terran R program. After a "successful" first launch, there was some churn in the company with a somewhat uncertain future. New leadership emerged, some ineffective leaders are gone, and the company is turning a corner. The leadership has taken active steps over the first half of this year, from addressing engineering staffing, to ensuring we are all on the same page about establishing a productive work culture. The company is united in one direction, and lessons learned from the Terran 1 program are being applied to the new program. I have been at the company for years, and I am more confident in the future of the company than ever before.

Cons: It's clear some individuals and some teams are underperforming against expectations. This can have a negative effect on motivation to be a high performer. The company could be more proactive in addressing this.

5.0
Relativity is picking up some serious momentum!
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Long Beach, CA
August 18, 2023
Pros: The company is really picking up momentum in the Terran R program. After a "successful" first launch, there was some churn in the company with a somewhat uncertain future. New leadership emerged, some ineffective leaders are gone, and the company is turning a corner. The leadership has taken active steps over the first half of this year, from addressing engineering staffing, to ensuring we are all on the same page about establishing a productive work culture. The company is united in one direction, and lessons learned from the Terran 1 program are being applied to the new program. I have been at the company for years, and I am more confident in the future of the company than ever before.
Cons: It's clear some individuals and some teams are underperforming against expectations. This can have a negative effect on motivation to be a high performer. The company could be more proactive in addressing this.

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