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. But that’s just the start. 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.
About the Team:
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.
About the Role:
- Support design activities including drawing standardization, design for manufacturability (DFM), configuration management, and integration requirements to ensure hardware quality throughout vehicle assembly.
- Review work instructions, develop processes, and establish standard rework and repair documentation to support efficient and reliable hardware integration.
- Oversee in-process build verification, hardware installation, assembly inspections, and coordination of traveled work to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout vehicle integration.
- Manage nonconformance processes, as-built verification, root cause investigations, and corrective actions to resolve manufacturing and integration issues while minimizing impacts to production schedules.
- Drive initiatives to improve quality across the launch vehicle integration process, including developing specifications, establishing inspection and walkdown checklists, improving integration verification methods, and supporting inspection automation.
- Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Manufacturing, Integration, Test, and Launch teams to identify risks, resolve technical challenges, and ensure successful vehicle assembly and integration.
About You:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or another STEM field and a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Manufacturing or Quality Engineer in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production, integration, and test personnel.
- In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, complex mechanical assemblies, hardware integration, and associated quality processes and controls.
- Working knowledge of typical PLM, MES, ERP, and QMS software and proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Ability to solve complex technical problems, evaluate alternative solutions, and coordinate across multiple teams to establish goals and drive projects to completion.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated experience developing processes, driving first-time quality, and collaborating with technical teams and leadership.
Nice to haves but not required:
- Working knowledge of product development methodologies such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Production Process Verification (PPV).
- Experience with new product introduction (NPI), particularly integrating complex hardware systems into manufacturing, assembly, test, and production environments.
- Familiarity with aerospace vehicle integration, mechanical assembly verification, and inspection methods for complex hardware systems.
- Understanding of AS9100/ISO9001 applications and practices for an aerospace program.
- Self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to define, own, and implement processes from scratch while effectively communicating across diverse teams.
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.
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 [email protected].
Please note: Relativity Space does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate profiles, or referrals from recruitment agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited submission - via email, our website, social media, or directly to an employee - will be deemed the property of Relativity Space, and no fee will be owed absent a current, fully executed agreement with Talent Acquisition that specifically authorizes submissions for the applicable role.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or other STEM field and minimum of 5 years experience acting as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company
- Extensive experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production and test personnel
- In-depth knowledge of aerospace manufacturing/complex assembly practices and typical quality processes/controls
- Working knowledge of typical PLM, MES, ERP and QMS software
- Proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Ability to solve a wide range of difficult problems requiring coordination across multiple teams and to establish goals and objectives to complete projects
- Effective communication and presentation skills; experience in process development and first-time quality efforts
- Working knowledge of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Production Part Validation (PPV)
- Experience with new product introduction (NPI) of hardware systems into manufacturing, test, and production
- Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods
- Understanding of AS9100/ISO9001 applications and practices for an aerospace program
- Self-starter with demonstrated ability to define and roll out processes across diverse teams
Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, company-funded HSA contributions, mental-health resources, and access to One Medical. Some plan options are described as nearly no-cost with low out-of-pocket expenses.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include paid parental leave and a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building needs. This combination positions family support as a standout element of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offerings include a wellness stipend, gym discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, complimentary meals/snacks, company events, and an annual learning stipend. These perks add day-to-day value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Relativity Space is on a mission to better connect humanity to space and the universe beyond our planet. Our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, Terran R, will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that’s just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
Why Work With Us
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.
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