Senior Quality Engineer

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Long Beach, CA, USA
In-Office
113K-169K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software • Manufacturing
Building reusable rockets to empower science and exploration.
The Role
Lead maturation and refinement of QMS processes and perform program quality engineering across development-to-production transitions. Support inspections, audits, and hands-on quality activities for additive manufacturing programs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to industrialize manufacturing capabilities and ensure product and process compliance to aerospace standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

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: 

Relativity Space pioneered large-scale additive manufacturing with our Terran 1 rocket, the largest 3D-printed object to fly. Now a distinct business unit within Relativity, Horizon Manufacturing Technologies is advancing next-generation manufacturing for aerospace and beyond. The team operates at the frontier of manufacturing innovation, where creativity meets capability. This is an environment where cutting-edge R&D is put into production, industrializing advanced manufacturing capabilities to solve customer problems. You’ll work alongside welders, robotics engineers, data scientists, and systems engineers at the intersection of hardware and software, creating an end-to-end additive manufacturing platform that serves a wide variety of applications. From exploring new materials to unlocking faster print speeds, to designing complex, organic geometries that can’t be built any other way, it’s high-impact work that sets the foundation for the future of advanced manufacturing.

We are a small, elite team pathfinding the future for Quality operations at Horizon Manufacturing Technologies.

About the Role:

  • The Senior Quality Engineer will be involved in the maturation and refinement of our QMS processes; involved in the various facets of Program Quality Engineering; and will have an opportunity to work hands-on as our programs evolve from development into production.

About You:

  • Quality Engineering experience
  • Experience with quality management systems and standards, including either AS9100 or ISO9001
  • Familiarity with inspection concepts and applications
  • Auditing experience

Nice to haves but not required:  

  • Quality Engineering certificate from ASQ or equivalent
  • Quality Auditing certificate from ASQ or DNV
  • Precision inspection experience

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:
$113,000$169,000 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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].


Skills Required

  • Quality Engineering experience
  • Experience with quality management systems and standards, including either AS9100 or ISO9001
  • Familiarity with inspection concepts and applications
  • Auditing experience
  • Quality Engineering certificate from ASQ or equivalent
  • Quality Auditing certificate from ASQ or DNV
  • Precision inspection experience

Relativity Space Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with company‑funded HSA contributions, mental‑health resources, and One Medical are highlighted. EAP access, a wellness stipend, and gym discounts further reinforce the health and wellness offering.
  • Parental & Family Support Generous parental leave and a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family‑building needs are prominently offered. Adoption assistance, a return‑to‑work program, partnership with Carrot Fertility, and an onsite Mother’s Room add depth.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Everyday perks include complimentary lunches/snacks, visiting food trucks, quarterly barbecues, offsites, and milestone celebrations. An annual learning stipend, Lunch‑and‑Learns, and conference access support growth and day‑to‑day engagement.

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The Company
HQ: Long Beach, CA
2,200 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

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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