Director of Manufacturing Quality & Materials

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team across Manufacturing, Quality and Materials & Process Engineering, delivering high-quality, conforming hardware.

You will translate customer and engineering requirements into robust, repeatable processes, drive process development and control, and partner with Program Management, Design, and Operations to ensure on-time product delivery and continuous improvement in a fast-moving aerospace

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams with clear ownership and accountability.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process development, process control, and process capability.
• Experience translating engineering, customer, and quality requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to identify systemic issues and scale solutions.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams to drive technical decisions and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of Manufacturing, Quality and Materials & Process Engineers delivering high-quality, conforming products.
• Ensure team has capability, clarity, tools and ownership to meet product and customer requirements.
• Develop and implement end-to-end manufacturing processes with controls, documentation, inspection and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure processes, material performance and quality controls meet customer and quality requirements.
• Partner with Program Management, Design Engineering, Operations and other functions to support on-time product delivery.

Skills

Team leadership

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science or related field

Job description

Relativity Space in Long Beach is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead a multidisciplinary team across Manufacturing, Quality and Materials & Process Engineering, delivering high-quality, conforming hardware.

You will translate customer and engineering requirements into robust, repeatable processes, drive process development and control, and partner with Program Management, Design, and Operations to ensure on-time product delivery and continuous improvement in a fast-moving aerospace