Quality Engineer II

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 101000 - 130000

Posted on: 16-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Relativity Space were building rockets to serve todays needs and tomorrows breakthroughs. OurTerran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit meeting the growing demand for launchcapacity. But thats just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock newopportunities to advance science exploration and innovation pioneering progress that reaches beyondthe known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy ownership and impact exist at every level. Here youre not just executing tasks; youre solving problems that havent been solved before helping develop a rocket a factory and a business from the ground up. Whether youre in propulsion manufacturing software avionics or a corporate function youll 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 were writing together. Nowis a unique moment in time where its early enough to leave your mark on the product the process andthe culture but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The mostmeaningful 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. Youll 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 cant be built any other way its high-impact work that sets the foundation for the future of advanced manufacturing

About the Role:

Support production readiness through inspection planning execution and approval
Resolve build issues quickly through Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA) and nonconformance management
Review contract clauses with Program Management to ensure all quality and certification requirements are understood and met
Partner with Manufacturing to implement effective inspection practices and checkpoints that assure compliance
Provide final quality sign-off before hardware enters production and ensure documentation packages meet customer requirements
Identify trends in quality data and drive continuous improvements to processes and inspection methods

About You:

Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality Manufacturing or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
3 years of experience in quality engineering build quality or manufacturing support
Strong knowledge of inspection planning quality systems and root cause/corrective action methods
Experience with nonconformance management systems and quality documentation requirements
Ability to interpret engineering drawings specifications and contract clauses
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering program management and manufacturing teams

Nice to haves but not required:

Experience in aerospace defense or highly regulated manufacturing environments
Working knowledge of ISO 9001 AS9100 or equivalent quality management systems
Familiarity with GD&T advanced inspection methods and statistical process control
Hands-on experience supporting production floors shop inspections or first article inspections

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:

$101000 - $130000 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.

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