Quality & Reliability Engineer Intern

Relativity Space; Florida; On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space in Cape Canaveral, FL is seeking an Engineering Intern to support the Reliability team on the Terran R program. You will learn how quality is built into design and production, and collaborate with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams.

You will identify trends in quality data, assist with inspection practices, and help resolve build issues using Root Cause and Corrective Action approaches.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Familiarity with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Pursuing an Engineering degree and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends in quality data and drive improvements in inspection methods.
• Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing and Suppliers to implement inspection practices.
• Resolve build issues using Root Cause, Corrective Action and Non-Conformance Management.
• Support implementation of quality initiatives within the factory or supply base.

Skills

Engineering drawings

GD&T familiarity

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering degree (pursuing)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

\"At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known. Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you’re not just executing tasks; you’re solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll 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 we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

The Reliability team at Relativity Space ensures quality is built into every stage of the Terran R design and production process, embedding reliability from the very beginning. The team works directly with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to stay close to the hardware, understand constraints, and proactively shape decisions. As the program moves from development into production and scaled operations, this is the time to establish the right processes, controls, and inspections without slowing progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk, fostering a culture of ownership, and making sure speed never comes at the cost of reliability. Success means creating a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole.

About The Role

• Identifies trends in quality data and drives continuous improvements to processes and inspection methods
• Collaborates with Design, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to implement effective inspection practices and checkpoints that assure compliance
• Resolves internal or supplier build issues quickly through Root Cause, Corrective Action, and Non-Conformance Management
• Supports implementation and execution of Quality initiatives within the factory or the supply base

About You

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Familiarity with GD&T
• Pursuing an Engineering Degree
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools

Nice To Haves But Not Required

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in inspection operations

Cape Canaveral internships will require your own transportation.

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.\"