Aerospace Reliability Engineer II | Launch Quality

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Generous PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is hiring a Quality Engineer to ensure reliability across design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams. You will focus on design standardization, process development, and nonconformance management, helping scale the Terran R program with strong GD&T and QMS discipline.

Joining Relativity means collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to drive quality improvements, risk reduction, and on-time production milestones in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or STEM field required.
• Minimum 3 years as a Quality Engineer in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Experience interfacing with design, manufacturing, production and test personnel.
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and complex assembly practices.
• Working knowledge of PLM, MES, ERP and QMS software; GD&T proficient.

Responsibilities

• Design-related activities: standardization, DFM, configuration control.
• Plan work instructions, process development, and documentation.
• Oversee in-process build verification and coordinate travelled work.
• Manage nonconformance tickets and root-cause/corrective actions.
• Lead quality initiatives, develop walk-down checklists, and support automation.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Aerospace manufacturing

PLM/MES/ERP/QMS

GD&T

Problem solving

Communication

Quality engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or STEM

Tools

PLM software

MES software

ERP software

QMS software

Job description

Relativity Space is hiring a Quality Engineer to ensure reliability across design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams. You will focus on design standardization, process development, and nonconformance management, helping scale the Terran R program with strong GD&T and QMS discipline.

Joining Relativity means collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to drive quality improvements, risk reduction, and on-time production milestones in a fast-paced aerospace environment.