Senior Build Quality Engineer

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll 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 were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Quality team is focused on embedding quality into every part of the design and production process for TerranR. Not just inspecting at the end but influencing how things are built from the start. The team embeds themselvesdirectly within design manufacturing test and launch teams to stay close to the hardware understandconstraints and proactively shape decisions. As we move beyond initial development into production and thenscaled operations now is the time to put the right processes controls and inspections in place without slowingdown progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk driving a culture of ownership and ensuring that speeddoesnt come at the cost of reliability. Success here means building a quality system that scales with the Terran Rprogram and Relativity as a whole.

About the Role:

• Ownership may include the following: Design: drawing standardization DFM and configuration management and control
• Planning: work instruction review process development standard rework/repair documentation
• Manufacturing: in-process build verification coordinate of travelled work etc.
• Program: Nonconformance ticket processes as-built verification root cause/corrective action etc.
• Drive initiatives to facilitate quality in our growing launch vehicle program. Some projects may include spearheading specification development developing walk down checklists supporting automation initiatives for quality inspection assisting in DFM practices etc.
• Develop strong working relationships with Engineering Additive Manufacturing Test and Launch teams to ensure all company objectives can be met

About You:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or other STEM field and m inimum of5 yearsof experience acting as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company
• Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering manufacturing production and test personnel
• In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing/complex assembly practices and typical quality processes/controls
• Working knowledge of typical PLM MES ERP and QMS software and p roficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Ability to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways and evaluate alternative solutions that may require coordination across multiple teams. Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members team leaders and top management and w ell-versed in process development and first-time quality efforts

Nice to haves but not required:

• Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Production Process Verification (PPV).
• New product introduction (NPI) of hardware system into a manufacturing test and production system with proven success.
• Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods.
• Understanding of AS9100/ISO9001 applications and practices for an aerospace program.
• Self-starter that has demonstrated the ability to define and own a process from scratch and roll out that process through adept communication to a diverse team.

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:

$120000 - $154000 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.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC