Quality & Reliability Engineer Intern

RippleMatch Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking interns for a Reliability/Quality role focused on the Terran R program. You will identify quality data trends, collaborate with design, manufacturing, and suppliers to implement inspection practices, and help resolve issues through root cause analysis.

The role offers hands-on exposure to the factory and supply base, with opportunities to contribute to reliability milestones and process improvements in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identify trends in quality data and drive continuous improvements to processes and inspection methods.
• Collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to implement examination practices and checkpoints that assure compliance.
• Resolve internal or supplier build issues quickly through Root Cause, Corrective Action, and Non-Conformance Management.
• Support implementation and execution of Quality initiatives within the factory or the supply base.

Skills

Engineering drawings

GD&T

MS Office

Education

Pursuing an Engineering Degree

Job description

At Relativity Space,we’rebuilding 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. Butthat’sjust 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'renot just executing tasks;you'resolving problems thathaven’tbeen solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whetheryou’rein propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function,you’llcollaborate 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 storieswe’rewriting together. Now is a unique moment in timewhereit’searly 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.

About the Team

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

• Identifiestrends 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 discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.