Staff Quality Engineer - Space Launch Quality Leader

Telemetry Today LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 133,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Sick leave policy

Parental leave

Learning stipend

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a technical quality leader to drive quality engineering across Test and Launch, ensuring scalable processes and risk-based decisions. You will partner with manufacturing, hardware, and engineering to implement corrective actions and improve reliability.

The role requires manufacturing quality expertise, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to mentor engineers in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• 10+ years of experience in quality engineering, quality management, manufacturing quality, or a related engineering discipline.
• Ability to apply engineering principles and quality methodologies to analyze complex technical issues and risks.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects from problem definition to implementation with sustained results.
• Ability to influence technical and operational decisions across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of quality systems and product lifecycle considerations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for quality engineering activities across Test and Launch.
• Own and drive improvements to in-process build verification, issue workflows, and non-conformance management.
• Develop and continuously improve quality processes with standardized rework and repair documentation.
• Serve as a SME for AS9100 QMS and help implement policies and quality standards.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of complex quality issues with multiple teams to drive closure.
• Analyze quality data and recurring non-conformances to identify systemic trends and root causes.
• Establish and communicate quality strategies, risks, and program-level impacts to leaders.
• Identify opportunities to scale quality engineering practices across the organization.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to quality engineers and cross-functional partners.
• Act as a trusted resource for complex quality, process, and product issues.

Skills

Quality engineering

Quality management

Cross-functional leadership

AS9100 knowledge

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM

Tools

PLM

MES

ERP

QMS

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a technical quality leader to drive quality engineering across Test and Launch, ensuring scalable processes and risk-based decisions. You will partner with manufacturing, hardware, and engineering to implement corrective actions and improve reliability.

The role requires manufacturing quality expertise, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to mentor engineers in a fast-paced aerospace environment.