Relativity Space
Staff Build Reliability Engineer, Structures
$143K–$215K
Long Beach, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 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
Own and improve quality and reliability processes for Terran R structures across design, planning, manufacturing, and program execution.
What you'll do
- Drive quality initiatives, including specification development, inspection checklists, quality-inspection automation, and design for manufacturability (DFM) practices.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Additive, Manufacturing, Test, and Launch teams on build verification, configuration control, and production processes.
- Support nonconformance management, as-built verification, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
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 working with design engineering, manufacturing, production, and test personnel; knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, complex assembly, and quality processes.
- Working knowledge of PLM, MES, ERP, and QMS software; proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Nice to have
- Knowledge of FMEA, APQP, SPC, PPV, or high-volume and data-driven inspection methods.
- Experience with hardware NPI or familiarity with AS9100/ISO9001 practices.
Pay
$143,000 — $215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
PLM, MES, ERP, QMS, GD&T, FMEA, APQP, SPC
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