Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering aerospace company in Long Beach is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to enhance supplier quality and compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has over 8 years in the field and a deep knowledge of aerospace quality standards. This role offers a competitive salary range of $120,000 to $154,000 and a vibrant work environment fostering problem-solving and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO and sick leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supplier quality engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards like AS9100 and ISO 9001.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes for space hardware.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve supplier quality.
• Conduct supplier evaluations and corrective actions.
• Analyze defect data to identify quality trends.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Data analysis

Job description

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, andthe culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team:

The Quality team is focused on embedding quality into every part of the design and production process for TerranR. Not just inspecting at the end but influencing how things are built from the start. The team embeds themselvesdirectly within design, manufacturing, test, and launch teams to stay close to the hardware, understandconstraints, and proactively shape decisions. As we move beyond initial development into production and thenscaled operations, now is the time to put the right processes, controls, and inspections in place without slowingdown progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk, driving a culture of ownership, and ensuring that speeddoesn’t come at the cost of reliability. Success here means building a quality system that scales with the Terran Rprogram and Relativity as a whole.

About the Role:

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve supplier quality, sustaining a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with the quality team to achieve goals and objectives aligned with company priorities
• Conduct supplier evaluations, issues corrective actions, and support development of key suppliers
• Confirm supplier compliance with industry standards, such as AS9100, ISO 9001, and NASA quality requirements
• Analyze defect data and metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement among suppliers
• Collaborate with cross functional and external stakeholders to lead problem solving of supplier quality issues and validate corrective actions.
• Lead containment activities for supplier related quality spills and improve efficiency of screening defects

About You:

• 8+ years of experience in supplier quality engineering
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and regulations (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, NASA quality standards)
• Technical and experiential knowledge of manufacturing processes and standards necessary to manufacturing and validate space quality hardware
• In-depth knowledge of configuration management, manufacturing methods, and process quality controls

Nice to haves but not required:

• Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods
• Strong knowledge of enterprise applications (i.e., PLM, ERP, MES) and proficient in data analysis
• Self-starter that has demonstrated the ability to define and own a process from scratch and roll out that process through adept communication to a diverse team
• Experience with New Product Development and PPAP implementation

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!To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range: $120,000 — $154,000 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.