Senior Build Reliability Engineer — Aerospace Quality

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Learning & development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space seeks a Quality Engineer to embed reliability into the Terran R program. You’ll partner with design, manufacturing, test and launch teams to ensure quality from development through production and sustain a scalable process.

You’ll own design standardization, DFM, configuration management, and nonconformance workflows while driving process development, in‑process verification, and root‑cause analysis across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or STEM field required.
• 5+ years as a Quality Engineer in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Experience interfacing with design, manufacturing, production and test teams.
• In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and quality processes.
• Proficient with GD&T and common PLM/MES/ERP/QMS tools.

Responsibilities

• Ownership includes design standardization, DFM, and configuration management.
• Plan work instructions, process development, and documentation.
• Coordinate in-process build verification and traveled work.
• Manage nonconformance tickets, as-built verification, and root-cause analysis.
• Drive quality initiatives and support automation for inspections.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams.

Skills

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Process development

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

GD&T

PLM software

MES software

ERP software

QMS software

Job description

Relativity Space seeks a Quality Engineer to embed reliability into the Terran R program. You’ll partner with design, manufacturing, test and launch teams to ensure quality from development through production and sustain a scalable process.

You’ll own design standardization, DFM, configuration management, and nonconformance workflows while driving process development, in‑process verification, and root‑cause analysis across multiple teams.