Startup space company - Lead Manufacturing Engineer Relativity Space Employee Review

4.0
Feb 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun culture currently (fading as it always does), everyone works near the hardware for the most part, talented, committed coworkers, I think the company will be successful

Cons

Professionalism is lacking: a lot of people have never worked anywhere but a start up since college and it shows. Most of the leadership is from spaceX so get ready for some 60 hour weeks.

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1.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Lunch stipend -Pay is above industry standards

Cons

-Horrific management that lives and breathes the "996 hustle culture" (work schedule that derives its name from its requirement that workers clock in from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week). Senior Directors expect you to be available and emailing from early morning to late at night. I repeatedly have my supervisor calling me well past 9 PM, always for trivial, non-urgent issues. If you don't respond, expect to have a stern talking to the following morning. -Micromanagement to the extreme. Every email you send, every word you utter is dissected and scrutinized to the nth degree. Zero freedom to utilize the skill set you brought to the company. Senior Directors are in the trenches scrutinizing the work of employees 6 levels beneath them. I've never seen anything like it.

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Relativity Space Response
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Hi there, We're grateful you shared this with us. Relativity Space is committed to cultivating a workplace built on positivity and mutual support, and we take concerns like yours seriously. Your feedback has been communicated directly to our executive leadership team, who will be reviewing it.
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