Senior Metrology & Calibration Program Lead

Relativity Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a metrology and calibration leader to drive internal and external calibration programs across electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF equipment. You will oversee vendors, develop in-house capabilities, and ensure ISO/IEC 17025 and AS9100 compliance while maintaining data integrity and traceability.

The role collaborates with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to embed reliability from the start and scale processes as Terran R progresses toward production.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in metrology/calibration, with program or project management experience
• Deep knowledge of calibration methods for electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF/microwave measurement equipment
• Strong understanding of metrology standards ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, AS9100, and NIST traceability requirements
• Proficiency with metrology hardware and instrumentation, including measurement data integrity

Responsibilities

• Manage internal/external calibrations of electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF measurement equipment
• Oversee calibration of precision test equipment using NIST-traceable standards
• Drive multidisciplinary teams: metrology techs, quality engineers, operations
• Define long-term calibration strategy and in-house capability evaluation
• Ensure vendors meet ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, AS9100, NASA requirements
• Maintain calibration certificates and equipment tracking systems (e.g., Indysoft)

Skills

Metrology

Calibration methods

Electrical measurement

Mechanical measurement

Optical measurement

RF/microwave measurement

Dimensional metrology

Measurement uncertainty

Traceability

NIST traceability

ISO/IEC 17025

ANSI/NCSL Z540.3

AS9100

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Metrology

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Pressure gauges

Temperature gauges

Dimensional tools

IndySoft

Calibration databases

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a metrology and calibration leader to drive internal and external calibration programs across electrical, mechanical, optical, and RF equipment. You will oversee vendors, develop in-house capabilities, and ensure ISO/IEC 17025 and AS9100 compliance while maintaining data integrity and traceability.

The role collaborates with design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to embed reliability from the start and scale processes as Terran R progresses toward production.