Director, Supplier Development Engineering

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 198000 - 253000

Posted on: 5 days ago

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:

The Quality team is focused on embedding quality into every part of the design and production process for Terran R. Not just inspecting at the end but influencing how things are built from the start. The team embeds themselves directly within design manufacturing test and launch teams to stay close to the hardware understand constraints and proactively shape decisions. As we move beyond initial development into production and then scaled operations now is the time to put the right processes controls and inspections in place without slowing down progress. The team plays a key role in balancing risk driving a culture of ownership and ensuring that speed doesnt come at the cost of reliability. Success here means building a quality system that scales with the Terran R program and Relativity as a whole.

About the Role:

Develop and lead a high-performing Supplier Development Engineering team fostering ownership technical rigor and data-driven decision-making.
Set and execute the supplier development strategy reliability roadmap and SQMS processes to meet Terran R production launch and compliance requirements (AS9100/ISO 9001).
Drive supplier performance management establishing key metrics and scorecards to improve PPM yield PPAP timing and overall supplier capability.
Own major supplier risk escalation and resolution guiding disciplined problem solving (e.g. 8D) and ensuring rapid recovery on quality or capacity issues.
Lead cross-functional alignment with Engineering Manufacturing and Supply Chain on supplier qualification technical requirements and NPI execution.
Oversee technical and operational execution including supplier qualification APQP/DFM/DFA PPAP/FAIR approvals and CI initiatives (Lean/Six Sigma) to ensure robust manufacturing and protect build schedules.

About You:

Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Aerospace Industrial or a related technical field)
10 years of experience in Supplier Industrialization Supplier Development or Manufacturing Engineering ideally within the aerospace or a high-reliability/safety-critical industry.
5 years of direct people management experience including coaching mentorship and performance management of an engineering team
Expert knowledge of quality systems (AS9100/ISO 9001) and core quality tools (APQP PPAP FAIRs PFMEA Control Plans) with a proven ability to influence the implementation and compliance of key quality initiatives.
Demonstrated capability to build processes from the ground up and successfully deploy them across diverse teams.
Willingness to travel up to 50% of the work week when needed.

Nice to haves but not required:

Masters degree in Engineering (Mechanical Aerospace Industrial or a related technical field).
Professional certification such as Six Sigma Black Belt ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) or PMP.
Familiarity with high-volume inspection methods and data-driven acceptance methods.
Strong knowledge of enterprise applications (i.e. PLM ERP MES) and proficient in data analysis.

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:

$198000 - $253000 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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Required Experience:

Director