Aerospace Manufacturing Quality & Materials Lead

Crosslinked; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Quality and Materials to lead a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing, Quality and Materials & Process Engineers. You will drive end-to-end manufacturing processes and ensure product quality, with a focus on process controls and documentation.

The role requires 7+ years in complex manufacturing, strong leadership, and collaboration across functions to deliver conforming hardware.

Qualifications

• Led and developed multidisciplinary engineering teams with clear ownership and direction.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing process development, control and qualification.
• Experience translating engineering, customer, and quality requirements into repeatable processes.
• Proven ability to reduce process variation and build scalable solutions.
• Experience with additive manufacturing or advanced manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing, Quality and Materials & Process Engineers.
• Develop and implement end-to-end manufacturing processes with controls and documentation.
• Ensure product quality and conformity to customer requirements.
• Collaborate across functions to support on-time product delivery.
• Mentor teams and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Manufacturing expertise

Quality engineering

Materials science

Process engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

SPC

PFMEA

Control plans

Process qualification

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Quality and Materials to lead a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing, Quality and Materials & Process Engineers. You will drive end-to-end manufacturing processes and ensure product quality, with a focus on process controls and documentation.

The role requires 7+ years in complex manufacturing, strong leadership, and collaboration across functions to deliver conforming hardware.