Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Weekend Shift

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend premium

Onsite weekend shift

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Reliability team. You will shape quality across design, manufacturing, and test for the Terran R program, with a focus on aerospace manufacturing and robust processes.

In this onsite role, you will collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams, owning specifications, inspection plans, and quality controls while driving improvements that scale with growing launch activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or STEM with 5+ years as a Quality Engineer.
• Experience interfacing with design, manufacturing, production and test.
• Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing and quality controls.
• GD&T proficiency; able to work across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Design: drawing standardization, DFM, configuration management and control.
• Planning: review work instructions, develop processes, document rework/repair.
• Manufacturing: in-process verification, coordinate traveled work.
• Drive quality initiatives for the Terran R program and related projects.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams.

Skills

Quality Engineer

Aerospace manufacturing

GD&T

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or STEM

Job description

Long Beach, California, United States

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe 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. Nowis 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.

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.

In addition to your salary, employees receive a 10% weekend premium. The expectation is this role is onsite to support the weekend shift hours of 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT

About the Role

• Ownership may include the following: Design: drawing standardization, DFM, and configuration management and control
• Planning: work instruction review, process development, standard rework/repair documentation
• Manufacturing: in-process build verification, coordinate of travelled work, etc.
• Drive initiatives to facilitate quality in our growing launch vehicle program. Some projects may include spearheading specification development, developing walk down checklists, supporting automation initiatives for quality inspection, assisting in DFM practices, etc.
• Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams to ensure all company objectives can be met

About You

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or other STEM field and m inimum of5 yearsof experience acting as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company
• Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production and test personnel
• In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing/complex assembly practices and typical quality processes/controls
• Working knowledge of typical PLM, MES, ERP and QMS software and p roficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Ability to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways and evaluate alternative solutions that may require coordination across multiple teams. Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, and top management and w ell