Senior Quality Engineer, Aerospace Launch Leader

Relativity Space, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 133,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & equity

PTO & sick leave policy

Parental leave

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space seeks a senior quality engineering leader to drive end-to-end quality programs for Test and Launch. You will define objectives, lead risk-based improvements, and scale quality processes across multiple teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You will mentor engineers, enforce AS9100/QMS standards, and partner with manufacturing, hardware, and software to resolve critical issues. This role requires on-site presence at Cape Canaveral, FL and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in quality engineering, quality management, manufacturing quality, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering principles and quality methodologies to analyze complex technical issues, evaluate product and process risks, and develop effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional projects from problem definition through implementation and sustained results, including establishing priorities, managing technical risk, and driving execution across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to influence technical and operational decisions without direct authority and build alignment across engineering, manufacturing, test, launch, and quality organizations.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, manufacturing processes, and product lifecycle considerations, with the ability to identify systemic issues and develop scalable solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings, quality risks, recommendations, and program-level impacts effectively to engineers, technical leaders, and management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for quality engineering activities across Test and Launch, establishing project goals, priorities, risk-based approaches, and completion criteria for complex and high-impact initiatives.
• Own and drive improvements to in-process build verification, issue ticket workflows, as-built verification, and non-conformance management, ensuring quality processes scale with program and operational needs.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve quality processes by reviewing work instructions, establishing corrective action strategies, and creating standardized rework and repair documentation to support Test and Launch operations.
• Serve as a technical quality leader and key partner to the AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) team, helping develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and quality standards relevant to Test and Launch.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of complex and systemic quality issues by partnering with Test and Launch, Manufacturing, Hardware Responsible Engineering, and other technical organizations to align priorities, assess risk, and drive issues to closure.
• Analyze quality data, product and process performance, and recurring non-conformances to identify systemic trends, determine root causes, and develop corrective and preventive actions that improve product reliability, process capability, and operational performance.
• Establish and communicate quality strategies, technical recommendations, risks, and program-level impacts to technical leaders and management, enabling timely and informed decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality engineering practices across the organization and drive the adoption of scalable processes, tools, and standards.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to quality engineers and cross-functional partners, helping develop engineering capability and raising the overall quality bar across Test and Launch.
• Act as a subject matter expert for quality engineering and serve as a trusted technical resource for complex quality, process, and product issues.

Skills

Quality engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PLM

MES

ERP

QMS

Job description

Relativity Space seeks a senior quality engineering leader to drive end-to-end quality programs for Test and Launch. You will define objectives, lead risk-based improvements, and scale quality processes across multiple teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

You will mentor engineers, enforce AS9100/QMS standards, and partner with manufacturing, hardware, and software to resolve critical issues. This role requires on-site presence at Cape Canaveral, FL and willingness to travel.