Senior Quality Inspector, Production Floor, First Shift

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 42,981 - 59,099; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO and sick leave

Parental leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, California is seeking a Senior Quality Inspector to oversee quality inspection processes on the production floor for Terran R hardware. In this role, you will ensure compliance with quality standards while collaborating closely with design, manufacturing, and production teams.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, is proficient with precision hand tools, and can effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders. The position offers a competitive compensation package and the opportunity to contribute tangibly to cutting-edge aerospace technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality inspection experience in aerospace manufacturing.
• Expert proficiency with precision hand tools.
• Ability to resolve inspection and quality issues with teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough inspections on propulsion components and assemblies.
• Use precision hand tools for inspections of flight hardware.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements.

Skills

Quality inspection experience

Expert proficiency with precision hand tools

Problem solving with production teams

Communication skills

Tools

Micrometers

Calipers

Bore gages

Job description

Senior Quality Inspector, Production Floor, First Shift

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Compensation: $31 - 43 USD / hour

Job Tags: Product

Own and improve quality inspection processes on the production floor for Terran R hardware

About The Role

At Relativity Space, we're building 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. 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'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. Now is 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.

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.

This is a 1st shift position with a standard schedule of 5:00 AM–3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Please note that this position is structured around a baseline expectation of a 50‑hour workweek, which may include occasional overtime as needed to meet operational goals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough inspections (in-process and final) on propulsion components, large structures and mechanical assemblies
• Use precision hand tools to perform dimensional inspections on flight hardware
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to the development and implementation of quality initiatives within the organization
• Diligently review all hardware requirements and determine pass/fail status, documenting outcomes and any non‑conformances or deviations found
• Take closeout photos of large integrated assemblies upon completion of final walkdowns
• Use borescopes to perform FOD inspections on machined parts or other assembly cavities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality inspection experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment, supporting production hardware
• Expert proficiency with precision hand tools (micrometers, calipers, bore gages)
• Proven ability to work closely with design engineering, manufacturing, and production teams to resolve inspection and quality issues
• Demonstrated ability to perform thorough inspections and ensure strict compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements
• Clear and effective communicator, capable of interfacing with inspectors, engineers, production personnel, and quality stakeholders
• Hands‑on experience with MRB processes, including identification, documentation, and disposition of non‑conforming hardware, along with the ability and willingness to stand for extended periods on the production floor, climb ladders, work in confined spaces, and lift up to 25 lbs

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job‑related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

Hiring Range: $31.20 – $42.90 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail].