Build Reliability Engineer — Cleanliness & Special-Processes

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a senior process engineer to own precision cleaning, contamination control, and special processes across manufacturing and testing. You will establish standards, govern processes, and drive scalable cleaning capabilities for the Terran R program.

The role demands 8+ years in aerospace/high-reliability environments, strong leadership, and a track record of solving complex process challenges while mentoring the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive process engineering experience in aerospace/high-reliability manufacturing
• 5+ years developing, owning, or scaling precision cleaning and related aerospace processes
• Establishing and enforcing technical standards across hardware manufacturing, assembly, and testing
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical challenges and corrective actions
• Strong technical leadership and communication skills to influence decisions

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company-wide technical authority for precision cleaning and contamination control
• Establish and own the special process control framework and governance
• Lead the development, industrialization, and scaling of precision clean-line capabilities
• Define company-wide engineering specifications and inspection methods
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions across teams
• Mentor engineers and technicians to ensure quality standards throughout the lifecycle

Skills

Process engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Statistical process control

Root cause investigations

Quality systems

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering / Materials Science

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a senior process engineer to own precision cleaning, contamination control, and special processes across manufacturing and testing. You will establish standards, govern processes, and drive scalable cleaning capabilities for the Terran R program.

The role demands 8+ years in aerospace/high-reliability environments, strong leadership, and a track record of solving complex process challenges while mentoring the team.