Drimva

Relativity Space

Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Second Shift

$122K–$182K

Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026

Experience
Minimum 5 years as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company.
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or another STEM field.

About the job

Owns and improves quality and reliability processes for Terran R design, manufacturing, testing, and production.

What you'll do

  • Drive quality initiatives, including specification development, inspection checklists, quality-inspection automation, and DFM practices.
  • Develop relationships with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams to support program objectives.
  • Support design and production quality through work-instruction review, process development, build verification, nonconformance handling, and root-cause/corrective-action work.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or another STEM field.
  • At least 5 years of experience as a Quality Engineer at a fast-paced manufacturing company.
  • Experience interfacing with design engineering, manufacturing, production, and test personnel; knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, complex assembly, and quality processes/controls.
  • Working knowledge of PLM, MES, ERP, and QMS software; proficiency with GD&T.

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of FMEA, APQP, SPC, or PPV; successful hardware NPI experience.
  • Familiarity with high-volume inspection, data-driven acceptance, or AS9100/ISO9001 practices.

Pay

$122,000 — $182,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

PLM, MES, ERP, QMS, GD&T, FMEA, APQP, SPC

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)